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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Grape Meets Grill: A Primer for Pairing BBQ and Wine
In the beginning—or shortly thereafter—there was man, an open hearth, a deer haunch and a skinful of some insanely gratifying juice made from crushed grapes growing wild along the Tigris river. Primordial party time for the Mesopotamian player. The rapport … Continue reading
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Laughably Ludicrous Liquor Laws from the Land of Liberty
If you happen to be a French person, there is absolutely no down side to believing that Americans exist solely for your amusement. It takes some of the sting out of having gone from world domination in the eighteenth century … Continue reading
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Greek Wine: A Luscious Legacy
That the world of Greek wine has seen its share of woe and wonder, slumps and slights, triumphs and transformations should come as no surprise: the Greek wine industry is more than six thousand years old. As the cradle of … Continue reading
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‘Been Doon So Long’: A Bonny Good Read
When I was a young turk just discovering that unlike the jug of Gallo that my mother hid under the sink, wine isn’t universally sold by the tanker-load, I tripped across a intriguing red with a baffling and irreverent name—Cigar … Continue reading
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Drunk Driving: What kind of Wine goes with the Constitution?
Was 1984 a vintage year? Just ask George Orwell. To clarify (prior to any need for clarification), I have never had a DUI or any alcohol-related driving offense, although—hand before God—I once rear-ended a drunk while perfectly sober, augmenting an … Continue reading
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The Wheel Deal: Cognac’s on a Roll
Everybody talks about reinventing the wheel like it’s a bad thing. What if you tossed in a tot of Hennessey XO mid-spoke? That’s what the cognac cognoscenti did during the Second International Cognac Summit, which sounds a lot more fun … Continue reading
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Zinfully Delicious: Big House Cardinal Zin
For some reason, zinfandel is the only grape varietal that really lends itself to excruciatingly lousy puns. I mean, what do you do with gewürztraminer? Petit verdot? Aghiorghitiko? Chardonnay, maybe, if you pull a Fred Sanford, mix it with Ripple … Continue reading
Palatal Paradise: Pairing California Wine with Food
Wine Country Food—a trio of words that conjures up an image of everything that’s right with the world. It’s a world filled with freshness: backyard flavors at their seasonal tip-top washed down with just-poured sips ofCalifornia’s finest nectars. And (it … Continue reading
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Calvados: The Apple of My High
Wherever mankind blazed his imperialist trail, booze soon followed. Using whatever was fermentable, findable or farmable, liquor has been distilled by thirsty barbarians since the 2nd millennium B.C., taking any guise that propriety demanded: medicine, holy elixir, even fuel. But … Continue reading
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So Ya Wanna Be a French Wine Scholar?
Woo hoo! If there were any presses left in the journalism industry, I’d hold ‘em! I’ve been invited to enroll in an online French Wine Scholar program! My homies, especially the ones who repair large pieces of manufacturing … Continue reading
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