Tag: wine chat column
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July 02, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
Enjoying a grilled feast with friends and family is right up there with fireworks as a Fourth of July tradition. Sure, some people will choose lemonade or beer to accompany their Fourth cookout. . . .
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January 10, 2008 08:42 PM EST --
Now, I was pretty methodical in coming up with my Wine Chat Best Wines of 2007 List . I picked my favorite 11 wines of 2007, not factoring in price. But as I was going through my articles . . .
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April 19, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
I'd heard enough about the value of decanting certain wines to put a decanter on my wish list, though I was skeptical about how much of a difference it would make. Then a friend sent me a . . .
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September 15, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
Yes, great wine can be had for $11 per bottle. Finding good wines on a modest budget is a challenge I enjoy. So when on my most recent visit to the local wine ship I left armed with among . . .
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July 22, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The temperature and humidity have been rising here in Boston. Sure, there are other ways to cool off. Head to the beach, jump in a pool or stay in air-conditioned spots. But . . .
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December 23, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
Nothing says "celebration" like the poof! of a bottle of champagne followed by its gently rising mist. Whether it's to ring in the New Year or simply to make an every . . .
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May 24, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
With well over 1,000 wine grape varietals in Italy, I was due to get beyond the usual Italian wine suspects here in the U.S.. such as chianti and pinot grigio. Italian wines are made to go . . .
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October 21, 2007 08:52 AM EDT --
I had dabbled in Spanish wine enough to know the country was a good source of wine values. But I hadn't gone too much beyond Rioja and an occasional Garnacha, and wanted to learn more. . . .
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November 06, 2008 09:07 PM EST --
The other night I opened a 2002 Three Saints Cabernet Sauvignon ($30) from the Santa Ynez Valley, one of two American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara region, . . .
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October 30, 2007 09:55 PM EDT --
OK, so Halloween themes are the thing here in late October. But I couldn't bring myself to do a "Halloween Candy Wine Pairing" article, so this article doesn't have much to do . . .
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November 12, 2007 08:15 PM EST --
Thanksgiving can daunting food holiday in many ways. It's not for the faint of heart--cooking turkey right so it's not dried out, marshalling the energy to prepare all those obligatory . . .
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November 22, 2008 10:15 AM EST --
No other holiday revolves as much around food as Thanksgiving. The corollary is often pressure to choose the “right” wine to serve with the big feast, and there is abundant and divergent . . .
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August 29, 2007 09:26 PM EDT --
I have a summertime obsession. When the basil and fresh and the tomatoes are ripe, I've got to have pesto. So it naturally follows that I'd be interested in finding a suitable wine . . .
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March 08, 2008 02:41 PM EST --
From afar, Kevin MacDormand seems to have a rather fun job. I'm sure it's demanding and has its share of headaches, but managing the newest innovation from award-winning chefs Clark Frasier . . .
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June 29, 2008 02:21 PM EDT --
If you concur with Louis Pasteur that " A day without wine is like a day without sunshine "; or simply agree with me that food and wine are meant to go together, you'll want to find some . . .
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August 05, 2008 08:12 PM EDT --
Though I find myself sipping white wine a bit more in the summer than other times, I'd say I still prefer red wine. I think I'd say that even if red weren't the one better for my health, . . .
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August 05, 2007 08:46 AM EDT --
A trip to France sounds appealing as my interest in food and wine grows. But with my son ready to turn two this month, my immediate traveling future is more likely to involve Disney World . . .
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September 28, 2008 03:11 PM EDT --
We tend to think of choosing a wine to match the food we are preparing or ordering. But sometimes I find it works the other way. There's a bottle of wine just begging to be opened, . . .
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December 05, 2007 08:48 PM EST --
We're keeping a close eye on our budget these days, so when my birthday rolled around we decided to eschew going out to eat in favor of some home cooking and opening some nice bottles of . . .
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December 09, 2007 01:45 PM EST --
The right bottle of wine can be a great gift for many people. If you know the person likes wine, it won't languish next to last year's tie that's gone out of style (if it was ever in) . . .
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