Vintage 2011: wacky wine weather

Weather: it’s what you discuss in elevators or with the in-laws. But if you’re a winemaker or even a wine consumer, it can actually be pretty important. And things are heating up in talking about weather in the wine world. Especially if you are in Bordeaux that is, since it is en fuego! Or something [...]

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A Wine for Tonight: 2009 Bodegas Ateca Garnacha de Fuego Old Vines

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won?t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week?s selection, the 2009 Bodegas Ateca Garnacha de Fuego Old Vines from the Calatayud [...]

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Top 5 Underdog Wine Varieties

There are a lot of wine grapes that don’t get their due but there are five that I think should get some more respect. And I’m going to do something about it by not just pointing them out here but also reviewing wines made from these grapes on the blog and podcast. The wine world [...]

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Random Reds and Whites for the Friday Night Regulars

I host a weekly Friday night wine tasting at the retail outlet at which I am gainfully employed, and last week, I decided to abandon a more structured theme in favor of just sampling whatever odds and ends I thought our guests might enjoy. I also took the opportunity to pull the corks of a [...]

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