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| | ALICE FEIRING JANUARY 21, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Feiring is pronounced Fire-ing (as in squad) January 19, 2008. For years I never corrected the mispronounciation of my name. It never made a difference until I had to accept my James Beard award when Lidia called out Alice FEARing | WINE TASTING GUY JANUARY 25, 2008 A new kind of blog post - wine deals! I receive somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-8 emails/day from various online wine retailers. From Wine.com to wine Library it is a wonder there is not a professional association for "Addicted wine buyers anonymous" (I would be the "President and also a member"!). Hope this proves to be valuable to some of you. STAY TUNED. BUY HERE. | | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008  Washington State Wine Tasting
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the Washington Wine Commission's tasting called Expressive Terroir of Washington Country. Primehouse New York hosted the event. Primehouse is the steak joint with the Himalayan Salt Room as their particular gimmick (every steak house has a special gimmick now). That is one busy bull. Alcohol is 14.1%. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008  Cycling thru Tuscany
Late grapes on the vine ©2006 photo by dave trieger This photo of a vineyard in San Leonino in Chianti was taken while on a cycling trip thru Tuscany in October, 2006. It was a great way to see the countryside because I could stop whenever I wanted. and when I did stop it was so still and quiet. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008 Wine Australia Festival - wrap up
Yesterday, January 24th, jet lagged and feeling a bit under the weather, I attended the Wine Australia Festival in NY's Wall St Cipriani. just to name a few. While I know this seems quite snobby, and may have been, I am about to make a confession. By my compatriots calculation we tried about 75 wines each - within 3 hours. Didn't work well. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 Moderate Drinkers Who Also Exercise Are More Likely to Live Longer
Got this fabulous headline from a Wine Spectator email. A study published Jan. in the European Heart Journal. concluded that moderate consumption of alcohol and moderate exercise are both associated with longer life but, more important, the benefit increases when the two behaviors are combined. What an amazing trip. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 What makes a good wine?
What makes a wine GOOD ? Is it a high score from a critic? Is it a technically well made wine (proper balance of tannins, alcohol, acid, fruit, etc.)? Is it a wine with a nice mouth feel? OR, is it simply a wine that YOU like? OBVIOUSLY, this is a loaded question. With regards to consumers, this question is both complicated and straight forward. MORE >>
- So Far, I Stink at the Wine Splurge BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
- Coltibuono Chianti Classico 2005 DOCG tasting notes VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
- Vigneti La Selvanella Chianti Classico Riserva 2003 DOCG tasting notes VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008
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