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DR. VINO JUNE 19, 2009 Some summer wine picks - and Forbes.com Shiraz and Chardonnay account for half of the vineyard acres planted in Australia. For a quick taste of how the other half drinks, check out a piece that I wrote for Forbes.com. And if you’re feeling summery, surf on over to the James Beard blog for five of my summer wine picks. Ah, perhaps we need an impossible wine-place pairing: the office! | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 17, 2009 The Pickyeater's BBQ I was lucky enough to be invited to Keith Levenberg 's BBQ again this year. Last year at this event I drank a few great wines that were completely new to me. didn't take notes because I thought it would be more fun to enjoy the party, to speak to other people. finally met Michel Abood in person, Manuel Camblor too, and many other good folks. | | | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009  Caption this: Battle of Wine
Writing in today’s WSJ, Melanie Grayce West describes the annual “Rioja rumble&# known as the Batalle del Vino, or battle of wine: “After mass, the melee on the hillside begins and red wine is fired from buckets, jugs, water guns, crop sprayers and any other vessel possible—the goal is to drench everyone in sight with red wine.&# MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 A Quiet Refuge
My friend Lisa Donoughe, a brilliant publicist/strategist and the creator of the /a wanted to see a natural wine bar in action. So we were off to the Lower East Side. Because this guy I'm meeting suggested it. think he knows I like organic." Then she asked, "What's a natural wine?" So am I. So is MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009 Why Wine: Joeshico Wine Review; Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008
I really enjoy shopping for wine and finding one that I never tried and end up putting it on my list of must have wines. Today, I stopped in to buy a Sauvignon Blanc for the evening. knew what I wanted, one that is already on that list, but also found a new one sitting next to mine and decided to take one home to try. Today, I chose a good one. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009  Wine of the Week - Syrah from Pierre Gonon
2007 Pierre Gonon Vin de Pays de l'Ardèche Les Iles Feray , $17, Imported by Fruit of the Vines, Inc. Jean and Pierre Gonon are among the remaining handful of truly old-school producers in the northern Rhône Valley. Gonon's red wines bear little resemblance to those massive Syrah's that ooze with concentrated gobs of fruit. Gonon's St. Joseph. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009 Olde tyme Sonoma marketing
I recently stumbled on this olde tyme ad from Sonoma (in the Yalumba winery museum in Australia of all places). In case you can’t read it, the ad says “Sonoma Valley Sobriety Test #1: If you can’t say Gundlach-Bundschu Gewurztraminer, then you shouldn’t be driving!&#. MORE >>
- Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Mini-Review SLAKED | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Zenato Merlot Delle Venezie 2005 VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
- Wine Enthusiast NY Toast of the Town - review WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Moderation, Canadian chardonnay, Chianti, ladybug taint - sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Selecting Wine for Myself Alone BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009
- Bodega Numanthia Termes Tempranillo 2006 VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009
- Riesling & Co. NY 2009 WINE TASTING GUY | SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009
- Photo post: Hewitson 1853 Mourvedre - and Orlando (and a kookaburra) DR. VINO | TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009
- Gottino IMBIBE NEW YORK | SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009
- Signed books and Chicago event DR. VINO | MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009
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