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Grant Burge, Owner of Grant Burge Wines
2008-11-17 20:00
Grant Burge Barrel Tasting
Preface
On a night late in July, my wife and I tried a bottle of 2003 Grant Burge Holy Trinity from Barossa Valley at a top French restaurant, Delicias, in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The taste was exquisite and made an amazing night incredibly...
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More than Malbec
2008-10-22 01:40
More than Malbec
By Daniel Karlin
Founder of Anuva Vinos, a Premium Argentine Wine Club
The first person who talked to me about Argentine wine was a Brazilian tourist I met in the wine aisle of a supermarket in Buenos Aires....
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How to Read a Wine Label
2008-10-11 17:41
How To Read a Wine Label
By Marian Jansen op de Haar
The wine aisle can be an intimidating place, even for seasoned wine aficionados who would like to try something new. The labels range from quirky and fun to stately and regal, from eye-catching to simple. Studies have shown that...
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List of Numbers
2008-10-09 06:25
Last Thursday I participated in a winery tour and tasting at the Ponte Winery in Temecula, California. Our tour guide Herman was quite humorous but also quite smart. He handed me a little cheat sheet card he kept in his wallet.
It's called Wine by Numbers. Here are some of the interesting...
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Amazon.com Expanding Consumer Offerings to Include Wine
2008-09-10 22:20
Terry Hall, the communications director for Napa Valley Vinters, was quoted by Reuters and the WSJ stating that Amazon will soon offer its gigantic customer base the opportunity to buy wine online.
Napa Valley Vinters represents approximately 300 wineries in Napa Valley and those wineries will have...
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It Is Easy Being Green
2008-09-02 19:24
It Is Easy Being Green
By Marian Jansen op de Haar
As Kermit sings it, it’s not easy being green. While the famed frog was lamenting the color of his skin, today many people are feeling a similar frustration in their attempts to “go green.” Fortunately,...
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Tom Gable Contributing Wine Editor for San Diego Magazine
2008-08-14 00:00
Tom Gable - Contributing Wine Editor for San Diego Magazine
Tom Gable has been writing about and tasting wine for more than 30 years. As an expert in wine, Tom believes that "wine needs company - good food and great people" and because his mantra matched ours, we thought...
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Ryan Sproule, Founder of Black Box Wines
2008-08-11 21:36
Got Tannins is happy to present our readers an interview with Ryan Sproule, the founder of Black Box Wines. Ryan founded the company in 2002; one of his intentions being to reverse the reputation of premium wines always having to be in glass bottles.
Boxed wines are experiencing a...
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A Chinese wine during the Beijing Olympics?
2008-08-10 19:39
According to Slate.com China's appetite's are warming up to some of the higher end wines. Mathematically, if just a small portion of China's 1 billion population starts to drink some of the finer wines, this could dramatically drive up prices unlike anything we have seen before. ...
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July Varietal and Region: Sonoma Chardonnay
2008-08-10 18:52
World Wine Groups Says...
Chardonnay is usually the first wine that a taster trys and for good reasons, it is one of the most widely distributed wines in America and many other countries. However, Chardonnay's come with many different tastes and prices. Great on a summers night and with...
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