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Holiday Parties Take Flight
2008-11-26 10:12
Holiday Parties Take Flight
By Marian Jansen op de Haar
Festive gatherings of friends and loved ones are one of the best things about the holidays. Yet with the bustle of the season, who has time to plan and prepare an extravagant event? Consider instead hosting a wine tasting with...
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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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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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Boxed Wines?
2008-08-07 07:35
Got Tannins is excited to offer our readers an interview with Ryan Sproules, the Vinter at Black Box Wines.
Boxed wines are experiencing a renaissance. NPR's recently ran a segment on All Things Considered talking about the growing popularity and the future expecations of boxed wines. You can...
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Purchase Wines in Your Neighborhood
Interviews
Greg Norman, Winemaker, Golfer, Entrepreneur, Shark
2009-04-09 14:12
Greg Norman needs very little introduction. In addition to being one of the greatest golfers of the modern era, he is also one of the...
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Jeff Meier - Senior Vice President of Wine Making - J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines
2009-03-22 12:30
J. Lohr is one of our all time favorite wines. Whether you are looking for a great weeknight wine, a bottle to bring to your friends, or...
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Alan Kropf - Wine Mutineer
2009-01-13 23:17
So Alan Kropf first got in touch with us in the Fall of 2008, just before the launch of his new rag focused on the beverage industry. The...
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Steven Kolpan, Author, Professor
2009-01-04 15:54
Steven Kolpan is the Professor of Wine Studies at the CIA (Culinary Institute of America not the Central Intelligence Agency) in New York. He...
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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...
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