Wine-Flair Updates
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May 12, 2009
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Your first step is to figure out how much you want to spend. So take a few minutes to consider how much wine you want
The Silicon-Valley Bank produced this overview of the state of the wine industry over the next two years. Most consumers may find this too industry-oriented,
With weather in the high 80s here in NJ and the entire northwest US, it’s time to think about crisp, refreshing wines meant to be
Who knew? Here in the most densely populated state in the union, we seem to have more “make on premises”, Do-it-Yourself, hands-on winemaking shops than
Meritage, as you may know, is a kind of proprietary red wine made by any number of producers in California. It’s supposedly done in the
On this April Fool’s day 2009, Decanter magazine can’t resist its annual ruse which I’m sure has a lot of Europeans in a tizzy. As
With Passover now a WEEK away, it’s time to think about GOOD Kosher wine. Let’s start with a little understanding of what makes a wine
Use this handy page to take notes as you taste wines at home, at a tasting party or in wineries. Two wines per page with
I spent about a year in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war, living in the U.S. Embassy with 12 other Marines (and an excellent Lebanese
From The Wine Institute, here’s a list of how many wineries there are in each US state (through 2008). 2008 Wineries by State.pdf
A PORT BY ANY OTHER NAME – STILL AS SWEET? A lot of US-made wines carry European place names, and Port is one of them.
While at last week’s Wineries Unlimited show, I stopped by the booth of the Scholle company from suburban Chicago, which makes liners and spigots that
If you’re a serious home winemaker, you should look into the WinePod. I did, last week at the Wineries Unlimited event in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania,
Find Your Lost Wine Had a great wine somewhere but don’t remember the name, or where it was from, or the winery? Well, winelabelworld.com has
If you’re having, oh, 10 people over for a glass of red wine but don’t plan to break out the Chateau Angelus, you might want
Slate magazine says outright that Americans are “obsessed” with the health benefits of wine. Obsessed? No. Interested? Sure. Very interested? A few of us, either
Viognier may be an acquired taste, but frankly, so is all wine. It’s one of my favorite whites, and its relative thickness – think of
Wine News (the magazine) After a couple of email requests, a FedEx box filled with Wine News magazines arrived last week, much to my surprise
In case you were inspired by the eight Oscars that Slumdog Millionaire brought home, here are some suggestions for pairing wine with Indian food. And