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Swirl, swish, sniff
Swirl, sniff, then taste. This ritual may look funny, but it effectively reveals a lot about the wine. Do you do this with other drinks. too? I sure do!
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Robin Garr
An odd but tasty blend
A while back, I talked about an odd blend of red grapes that turned out well. Today let's look at a marriage of white grapes that don't usually mix.
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Robin Garr
You never forget your first … wine travel
Where did your first international wine travel take you? Bordeaux? Tuscany? Germany's Mosel? Many wine lovers choose the classics first. Not me!
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Burgundy and the hunt for value
This morning when I started typing “Why is burgundy wine …” into my browser, its silicon-based brain predicted the rest: “… so expensive!?”
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Do parallel wines ever meet?
The Northern Rhône, Willamette Valley, Bordeaux, Central Otago, and Vladivostok all lie near the 45th Parallel.
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What? No sulfites?
Today we’re tasting a Saperavi, the Republic of Georgia’s iconic grape, but this one’s grown and made in France, and it contains zero added sulfites.
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Chill a … Bordeaux?
If you like the idea of a crisp rosé on a summery October day but really prefer a red, say hello to Clairet, a light, refreshing red from Bordeaux?
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Robin Garr
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