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Rick Mirer, Owner, Mirror Wines
2011-05-05 20:24
Rick Mirer is the owner and founder of Mirror Wines. The company aims high, looking to do something "spectacular yet subtle" with its wines and aims for good, donating a proceeds of wine sales to the Mirer Family Foundation which helps folks in Indiana and California.
If you were a college...
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Top Five Tips for Buying Wine Futures
2011-04-18 21:00
The experts have conducted the barrel tastings and their insights lead us to believe 2010 will be a superlative year for Bordeaux. One of the most frequent questions we get at Got Tannins involves wine futures, or el primeur.
What are they?
Wine futures allows consumers to buy wines very early in...
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Twitter Wine on eBay as Part of Holiday Auction
2010-12-06 20:38
Through December 16, 2010, Twitter is auctioning its Fledgling wine on eBay.
350 bottles of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay will be auctioned at a fixed-price of $40 (the bottles are signed). They are also offering a 6 liter bottle along with a lunch for two with Biz Stone. The other package available...
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Exploring Wine
2010-10-07 19:33
Our friend Steven Kolpan, alongside Brian Smith and Michael Weiss, recently published an incredible resource - Exploring Wine: The Culinary Institute of America's Guide to Wines of the World. In conjunction with
You may remember Steven from his wide-ranging interview where he covering...
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Ashley Hepworth, Winemaker, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
2010-08-05 06:47
Ashley Hepworth, winemaker at the world-renowned Joseph Phelps Vineyards was kind enough to devote some time to answering a few wine questions for our readers.
A bit of background. Her interest in wine began in college in Durango, CO, then continued on in Chicago where she worked under the chef...
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Daniel Daou, Owner, DAOU Winery
2010-02-21 18:44
Daniel Daou, the man behind DAOU Vineyards in Paso Robles, California, recently shared his thoughts on wine, along with some of his own personal history.
The Daou Vineyard practices strict yield management - "saignees" - its wines average only 120 gallons per ton. The premium vineyard sits on...
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Easy Way to Donate to Haiti
2010-02-03 10:37
The consumer video review site EXPO (www.expotv.com) is offering an easy way to donate money to Haiti. Members that post product review videos accrue points. Normally these points go towards rewards such as gift cards, strollers, wine accessories and iPods.
To show its support EXPO is...
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Steve Thornton, President Thornton Winery
2010-01-23 14:30
We interviewed Steve Thornton, the president of the Thornton Winery, located in the heart of Temecula Valley. Thornton Winery started in 1988. Steve was born and raised in San Diego and is an avid outdoorsman, spending his time away from the winery driving racecars, surfing, motorcycling,...
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Wine apps on the iPhone
2009-11-11 18:22
When tasting wine, I like to remember what I’ve had and what I thought of it. Since I am the proud owner of an iPhone, I thought I would check out some of the apps that are available.
When researching wine tasting applications for the iPhone, there were several features that were important to...
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Savanna Samson, Small Town Girl From Long Island Turned Winemaker
2009-11-08 08:09
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According to Bill O'Reilly (No Spin Zone), Savanna Samson is "blond and tan with full lips and long legs, an unmistakable smoldering sexuality emanates from her very being. That's where Savanna's resemblence to the "typical" adult film star ends..."
In addition to being one of the most well...
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