“We were in our wine cave doing a barrel tasting with a couple from Houston. The cave reminded us of that special place for prenatal development. We looked at our barrel wine extractor, and it made us think of a turkey baster — and Voilà, the idea was ‘born!’ so to speak!” said Rueben, spokeschicken for El Jefe Twisted.
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Spring Has Sprung – Anaba Coriol White Blend
The best thing about Spring, especially for anyone living along the Gulf Coast as I do, is the signal that it’s the perfect time to start drinking white wines. So, for a recent Open that Bottle Night, we decided we needed to try a white Rhône-style blend from Anaba, their 2007 Coriol White.
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Another Wine Byte 9: Vertical Tasting
Ladies, have you ever felt like slapping a guy who just invited you to a horizontal tasting? How about a vertical tasting? Don’t! As suggestive as it sounds, a vertical tasting isn’t an initiation into the “Mile High Club.”
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Great Bargain Wine – Tamari Reserva Malbec 2007
Customer Service: A Tale of Two Bartenders
Bartender Fail: A good bartender, waitperson or sommelier knows that he’s not doing the customers “a favor” to serve them, but that they’re doing him a favor by being there. That but for the customers, he would have no job. And in today’s economy, especially, there are 10 people just waiting to take his job.
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Since wine can be considered a luxury (we treat it a staple in our house — but that’s because Joe is a wino, or claims to be one anyway), it’s a great thing when a winery offers a discount to our readers. And the good folks of Anaba have done just that. We’re not receiving any money from Anaba to pass this along, we just thought it would be great for our readers to experience their wines.
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