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Polenta and Meat Sauce paired with Ruffino Chianti Classico
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Somewhere Over the Rhine: Riesling
When you mention Riesling, many will say “Oh, I don’t really like sweet wines, ” assuming all wines labeled Rieslings are sweet. However, Riesling can fall anywhere on the spectrum from bone dry to an intensely-concentrated sweetness, with variances in between. Riesling is one of the varietals most determined by its terroir, and wines can differ in their level of alcohol by volume. Many of the classic German semisweet version are 8% alcohol by volume or less, while newer, dryer Alsace and Austrian Rieslings are around 12%.
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Kismet and the Most AMAZING Texas Wine
This wine is liquid nectar! Peaches, apricots, honey. You know the famous Meg Ryan scene in “When Harry Met Sally?” You just thought she was acting. My guess is they gave her a glass of something like this right before they shot that scene.
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It’s Old vs. New Guard at First Houston Wine Conference
Gary Vaynerchuk talked about “The Changing Face of Wine,” during which he piped, “For all the wholesalers out there … [expletive] you; there’s a reason I left Russia.” Which was pretty darned funny considering he followed a guy who works for one of the biggest distributor/wholesaler cartels in the United States. Directed at the 3-tier system, Gary V. refers to draconian post-Prohibition state laws that bar consumers from buying wine sold by out-of-state retailers.
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Hahn Estates Cabernet Franc 2006
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Finally!
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When the Judge calls do you tell him you’re drinking?
A Florida attorney with a sharp tongue and a dry wit, asked me to recommend some places in Wine Country and blogged about his adventures there. We included some of his comments with links to his blog where he reviewed a number of the wineries he visited.
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Another Wine Blog Does Dallas!
Dinner began with lobster-scallion “shooters” in a red chile-coconut sake. Just as the name implies, the scrumptious little morsel comes in a sake cup and you consume it as you would a shot of whiskey with a tender lobster bite at the end. Paired with it was a Banyan Gewürztraminer from Monterey County.
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Guest Post: Napa Valley for Kids What to Do (And Not Do)
The Napa Valley Wine Country isn’t really known for kid-friendly venues, since the emphasis there is primarily on adult beverages. Nonetheless, for Labor Day weekend, my friend Glennia decided to do a day-trip to Napa Valley with her family, which is about a two-hour drive from their house. Here’s an account of their adventures exploring fun activities for kids in Napa Valley.
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Tonight: TasteLive! Blogging with Wines of Argentina