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Mind Blowing Wines

POSTED
Jan, 2008
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Joe Power

Joe Power




I can’t say that I have tried any of the wines these folks are recommending, but the price is right and they are from my adopted home town. I’d say they might be worth giving a try.

“Wines blow my mind when the purity of the grape is in the glass, and when the winemaker knows that it’s his or her job to accurately reflect the conditions of that vintage year — not to interfere with what the earth gave us,” says Antonio Gianola, wine wizard at Catalan Food & Wine and former wine guy at Da Marco.

     

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Wine art in Texas

Joe Power

It is not often I wish that I lived in west Texas, but this sounds like a great reason to visit.

“Picasso, Renoir, Bonnard, Maillol, Daumier, and many of the other artists featured in this exhibition saw wine and probably drank it daily,” Lindell said in the exhibition’s notes. “Thus, including wine in their art means [...]

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How does Wine Spectator rate wines?

Joe Power

Ever wonder how Wine Spectator goes about tasting and rating their wines? They have posted a very nice video on their site to let you in on the secret.

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Cooking with wine

Joe Power

The conventional wisdom is that you should always cook with a wine that you would drink. I think that is complete and utter nonsense. The aforementioned conventional wisdom probably sprang from the days when folks would buy bottles labeled cooking wine. I don’t even know if they sell such a thing anymore. I typically have [...]

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Viognier

Joe Power

Wine experts usually exhort their readers to branch out and try new styles. Usually this is an effort to move people out of their cabernet and chardonnay ruts. Often times the recommendation for chardonnay drinkers is to try viognier. While I definitely agree with this advice, the information in this article on the varietal makes [...]

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