Tag: wine chat column
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July 02, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
Enjoying a grilled feast with friends and family is right up there with fireworks as a Fourth of July tradition. Sure, some people will choose lemonade or beer to accompany their Fourth cookout. . . .
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September 15, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
Yes, great wine can be had for $11 per bottle. Finding good wines on a modest budget is a challenge I enjoy. So when on my most recent visit to the local wine ship I left armed with among . . .
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September 25, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
Despite the news that a case of wine recently sold for over $20,000 per bottle, good wine can be had without breaking the bank! The previous edition of Wine Chat focused on how to approach shopping . . .
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March 22, 2008 07:14 AM EDT --
Seems like I just finished my St. Pat's Day beer in a green bottle and Easter is just about here. I'm afraid I haven't had the time to do the thorough wine research I did to recommend . . .
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October 30, 2007 09:55 PM EDT --
OK, so Halloween themes are the thing here in late October. But I couldn't bring myself to do a "Halloween Candy Wine Pairing" article, so this article doesn't have much to do . . .
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January 10, 2008 08:42 PM EST --
Now, I was pretty methodical in coming up with my Wine Chat Best Wines of 2007 List . I picked my favorite 11 wines of 2007, not factoring in price. But as I was going through my articles . . .
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April 19, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
I'd heard enough about the value of decanting certain wines to put a decanter on my wish list, though I was skeptical about how much of a difference it would make. Then a friend sent me a . . .
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July 22, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The temperature and humidity have been rising here in Boston. Sure, there are other ways to cool off. Head to the beach, jump in a pool or stay in air-conditioned spots. But . . .
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October 21, 2007 08:52 AM EDT --
I had dabbled in Spanish wine enough to know the country was a good source of wine values. But I hadn't gone too much beyond Rioja and an occasional Garnacha, and wanted to learn more. . . .
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December 23, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
Nothing says "celebration" like the poof! of a bottle of champagne followed by its gently rising mist. Whether it's to ring in the New Year or simply to make an every . . .
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May 24, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
With well over 1,000 wine grape varietals in Italy, I was due to get beyond the usual Italian wine suspects here in the U.S.. such as chianti and pinot grigio. Italian wines are made to go . . .
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June 05, 2008 07:16 AM EDT --
Part 2 of this Tour of Italy's wines takes us to the extremes of the peninsula--the northeast region near Venice, then on to the south for a taste of Sicily and Puglia.
We spent our honeymoon . . .
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July 13, 2008 03:02 PM EDT --
As a Father's Day treat, my wife encouraged me to go pick out a splurge bottle of wine. OK, this didn't require too much convincing. So the next time I was in a wine shop, with the . . .
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November 06, 2008 09:07 PM EST --
The other night I opened a 2002 Three Saints Cabernet Sauvignon ($30) from the Santa Ynez Valley, one of two American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara region, . . .
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February 28, 2009 05:19 AM EST --
It's been a busy month, and the big day has snuck up me. That's right, it's the tenth annual Open That Bottle Night (OTBN). I haven't had much of a chance to even . . .
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November 12, 2007 08:15 PM EST --
Thanksgiving can daunting food holiday in many ways. It's not for the faint of heart--cooking turkey right so it's not dried out, marshalling the energy to prepare all those obligatory . . .
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August 05, 2007 08:46 AM EDT --
A trip to France sounds appealing as my interest in food and wine grows. But with my son ready to turn two this month, my immediate traveling future is more likely to involve Disney World . . .
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August 29, 2007 09:26 PM EDT --
I have a summertime obsession. When the basil and fresh and the tomatoes are ripe, I've got to have pesto. So it naturally follows that I'd be interested in finding a suitable wine . . .
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March 08, 2008 02:41 PM EST --
From afar, Kevin MacDormand seems to have a rather fun job. I'm sure it's demanding and has its share of headaches, but managing the newest innovation from award-winning chefs Clark Frasier . . .
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June 29, 2008 02:21 PM EDT --
If you concur with Louis Pasteur that " A day without wine is like a day without sunshine "; or simply agree with me that food and wine are meant to go together, you'll want to find some . . .
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