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Price is not an indication of quality. This basic truth of consumerism applies to wine as much as it applies to anything else, but luckily there are some… Read more »
I thought for a long time that South African wine smelled and tasted like dirty elephants, zebras and giraffes bathing in a warm watering hole. Maybe South African… Read more »
So you wake up one hazy morning, head throbbing and stomach churning, swearing off alcohol forever. I've vowed it a thousand times, but somehow the lure of a… Read more »
Picture the witch's cauldron ... bubbling up with smoke, fire and brimstone. She tastes the brew ... and discovers it needs something, perhaps a pinch of eye of… Read more »
Green is everywhere. Green tints my magazines, permeates my podcasts and infiltrates my inbox. Green can exhilarate ("one more bottle recycled!") or render guilt ("Damn, I forgot my… Read more »
I poured the tannic, unfriendly wine slowly into the decanter and hoped it would fruit up and become more approachable. Mixing with oxygen often softens rough, bitter wine… Read more »
I'm not sure if the noun has officially morphed into a verb: to oak. And I don't think it's an official adjective yet, since "oaky" still sends my… Read more »
"Such is American business, I guess, where the desire for obscene profit mutes any discussion of conscience." —Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes Wine auctions make me nauseous. Something… Read more »
I doubt the Romans contemplated the tannins in their grapey grogs. The end goal was drunkenness, mixed with gorging on food and other bodily pleasures. But Rome's ancestors… Read more »
With Thanksgiving almost on the table, chances are there's a dinner party in your future. Whether you're hosting or a guest, here are a few tips for having… Read more »