The 30 Second Wine Advisor

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March 2025

An odd, good red blend
Unfamiliar varietal blends can yield wines as delightful as a chef’s creations, or as scary as Frankenstein’s monster.
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Robin Garr
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Good, cheap wine from Portugal
Quick!
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Don’t be afraid of Gewürztraminer!
Gewürztraminer! It’s a tasty, aromatic white wine, but that name is so daunting that some nervous wine lovers avoid it out of simple embarrassment.
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Pipeño: A Chilean tradition
Chilean wine has had a French accent since Bordeaux wine makers fled to Chile to escape the phylloxera vineyard plague in the late 1800s.
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Robin Garr

February 2025

Loving wine, generationally
Long ago, when Baby Boomers were young, we thought wine was stuffy, snobbish, and expensive. But then we took another look, and everything changed!
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Robin Garr
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Italy’s other corner
Stick a star on the map of Italy to highlight the most sought-after wines, and you’ll likely post it in the north and northwest: Tuscany or Piemonte.
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Robin Garr
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Happy Valen-wine’s Day!
It’s Valentine’s Day, a romantic time when many celebrate their loved ones with chocolates, flowers, a fancy meal, sweet words, and very good wine!
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Bargain bin: $10 Argentine red
Will I ever stop looking for good wine bargains that don’t mess with my budget? Absolutely not! Here’s one now: a tasty red blend from Argentina.
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January 2025

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