Because another wine food and travel blog was way too long.

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Bargain wine? Maybe…

POSTED
Jan, 2008
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Joe Power

Joe Power

Wine Pour I’m not really quite sure what to make of the information in this article. I’m all for being able to get good table wine at a low price, and if California makers want to bring in some decent Chilean juice to make that happen, there isn’t much that comes to mind to complain about. On the other hand, if makers of $20 pinot want to sell a cheaper version, should they be looking to France? Finding a decent bottle of French pinot for under $20 is quite an accomplishment. What kind of wine could they possibly be sending over here to fit in with this trend? I would be very interested in hearing some other opinions on this practice.

From the article:

Yet, late last week I heard that a major U.S.-based wine company with lots of vineyard acreage is planning to buy Italian pinot grigio and French pinot noir to bottle in a line of wines that will sell for $10 a bottle.

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Cheap Pinot?

This is an excellent article on Pinot Noir, and some winemakers who are striving to put it on all of our tables. Having tried some of these, I like what they are doing. Sure, they aren’t spectacular examples of the variety, but they are certainly very drinkable. I wish them all the luck in the [...]

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Waiter, there is dirt in my wine!

How much dirt is in your wine?
They observed during the course of the growing season that, in almost all vineyards, there will inevitably be various human impacts to the soil — from tractors and other mechanical equipment making trips hither and yon, to vineyard workers who kick up dust as they walk through the vine [...]

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Changing roles of the sommelier.

This is a very good article about how the role of the sommelier has changed in recent years.
To judge by all the reverence they are accorded, you’d think chefs were the most interesting people on the planet. In truth, they are sometimes not even the most interesting people in their own restaurants. Often, that distinction [...]

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Drink wine and smile.

Red wine is good for your teeth.
A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a US study published recently in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
That wine stuff! Is there anything it can’t do?