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Another Wine Byte 17: But Those Grapes Look Ripe!
Every though grapes might look ripe and ready to pick, the changing of green to purple is simply the beginning of the ripening process.
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Falwell, Flynt and K Vintners’ Charles Smith
Fresh from a late night viewing of “The People v. Larry Flynt,” I noticed a Google alert, “Winemaker Sues Anonymous Commenters on Wine Blog.” A few clicks later I find out that Charles Smith of K Vintners filed a complaint and caused subpoenas to be served on Google to get the IP addresses of the…
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Chocolate and Beer? You Betcha!
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Labor Day and The Grapes of Tom Joad
Labor Day for many marks the end of Summer, and the return of Football to America. It’s not just another “Hallmark Holiday.” It’s not just a way to give bankers and government workers a day off. Or to allow Congress to take an extended break before returning to gridlock. In fact, it’s a holiday born…
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Stealing Wine, Food and Money
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Wine Drinkers: Thanks for Your Engagement!
Bruce McGechan has a blog called MyLocalWineStore.com. He’s a geek for statistics and analytics. He decided to do some research on which blogs were the most engaging. Give up? The post is called “Wine Blog Engagement Scores – a surprising result” And we were, indeed, surprised. Out of 28 top blogs, the surprising result was…
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Wine Review: Alexandria Nicole Cellars Quarry Butte
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Cupcakes, Wine & Corsets: A Chat with Tristan Risk
Tristan Risk takes her clothes off for a living. But don’t call her a stripper. Pin-up queen, model and slasher film star, “Little Miss Risk” is a burlesque artist who performs with the Vancouver troupe Sweet Soul Burlesque. A fan of corsets, wine and cupcakes, Tristan came to our attention as one of the Voodoo…
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Speaking of White Wine: Olson Ogden Marsanne
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Which Came First: Plavac or Zinfandel?
For at least two decards, it was thought that Plavac Mali was the ancestor, or Croatian counterpart of Zinfandel. Coincidentally, it is thought that Zinfandel arrived in California around 1852. And when, between 1890 and 1900 most of northern California’s vineyards were destroyed by phylloxera, Zinfandel was among the survivors.