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Looking Back and Looking Ahead: WBC ’09
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Wine Accessories: The Fine Art of the Corkscrew
While looking for images of sommelier tools, I came upon some interesting specimens; some that look particularly sinister (above) which reminded me of the first horror movie I ever saw, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum, starring Vincent Price. So I started thinking; who invented the corkscrew or waiter’s tool, and when?
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Fourth of July Wine Deal Ends in 4 Days!
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Another Wine Byte 13: To Sur with Lie
Coincidentally, to pair with our cod and julienne vegetables, Joe chose a Muscadet from Chateau La Tarciere, that has on the label, and in raised letters on the bottle “Sur Lie.” If you haven’t studied wine making you probably have no idea what the aroma of “lees” or sur lie means. I know before Joe…
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The Complaint as a Gift: A Tale of Three Wineries
Research indicates that for every one complaint there are hundreds of customers who say nothing, and just take their business elsewhere. Is your business losing out to your competitors? Do you know wineries that haven’t a clue how to deal with bad reviews?
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A Twisted Deal for AWB Readers!
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Father’s Day Treasures…
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It Takes a Village to raise a Winemaker
Morgan had just run over from the winery. He had no wine bottles from which to pour, but big jugs resembling beer growlers. He was sweaty and sunburned, with purple stains under his fingernails and all over his hands.
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Anaba Coriol Red Blend: Wine Spectator 90 pts
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Hey, that’s No Way to Sell Wine!