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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Wine Review: L.A. Cetto 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon

By  September 27, 2014  , ,  2 comments
A few months ago I wrote the lengthy article "Mexico makes wine too, muchacho" on the history of Mexican wine and its current regions and wineries. Since then I've been dead set on getting my hands on some Mexican wine. So one day I scoured the entire Massachusetts Beverage Journal and found only one... L.A. Cetto, the #1 vineyard owner in Mexico. There were several options...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The cursing thing.

By  September 23, 2014   No comments
It's totally appropriate to curse on a wine or beer blog. Besides, I don't swear all that much! It's only used for affect! I mean, shit, come ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Wine Review: Schloss Saarstein 2011 Mosel Kabinett Riesling

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In case you don't know me by now: I probably drink more Merlot than anything and I like to believe that Cabernet Franc is my favorite varietal... but Riesling is my weakness. It's my kryptonite. It makes me shut up for a goddamn minute. It also seems to be the wine that most often makes me jump up and down screaming "GODDAMNIT HOLY CRAP THAT'S GOOD!" And German Riesling?...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Welcome to Central Coast, California - The Reboot

By  September 16, 2014  , ,  No comments
The region always messes with my head. Where's Santa Maria again? Didn't that ship sin...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Four people in four situations you shouldn't listen to about wine

By  September 10, 2014   3 comments
I try not to judge peoples wine preferences because they enjoy it and that's what wine is all about, right? But I do have to warn you about four different kinds of people whose opinions on the subject you should take with a grain of salt or ignore all together... DRINKING WITH THE SELF-OVER-POURER You're hanging out with friends and shooting the...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

Go Franc Yourself.

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That is al...
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Monday, September 1, 2014

September Wine Pick: Domaine de Fondreche Cotes du Ventoux 2012 Cuvee Fayard

By  September 01, 2014  , ,  8 comments
This WINE PICK of the month was written for the Luke's of Cape Cod website. Cotes du Ventoux is a subregion of southern Cotes du Rhone in France and it uses the same grapes in its blends as the rest of southern Rhone. This particular blend from Fondreche is 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 20% Mourvedre...
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