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DR. VINO APRIL 19, 2010 WSJ: “Alcohol delivers flavors” “Alcohol delivers flavors.&#. So writes Lettie Teague in her debut column “ Wines that Pack a Little Extra &# for the Wall Street Journal on Saturday. What does she mean by “alcohol delivers flavors&# ? She seems to be implying that higher alcohol translates into more flavor. But is that really true? would think not. So what? | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 18, 2010 CRUSHPAD is tasting wine online…for charity I received an email over the weekend. It seems to have come from an employee of Crushpad, an urban winery based in San Fransisco that I have been casually following over the years. The sender told me about an upcoming live online (on twitter) wine tasting event. A portion of the proceeds from this online [.]. | IMBIBE NEW YORK APRIL 20, 2010 Imbibe New York Wine Club-Cabernet Sauvignon, S. Africa Saffron and Turmeric sit smoking Drinking mugs of bouillon beef One starts singing Rosemary, thyme While patching her tube With black currant — Inner wheels spinning She straddles and rides Leaving a cloud of black pepper In her wake 2005 Lievland Owl’s Own, Stellenbosch She follows a trail of black. | | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010  Bobby Parkerchuk, tweeting from Monkton, NJ
The wine world just got wackier. new Twitter account going by the name of Bobby Parkerchuk mashes the tweets and tones of Robert Parker and Gary Vaynerchuk. The bio reads: “Wine guy, hedonist, host of Winery Advocate TV. Loves points. Loves the hustle.&# With points for all. DV: So where did you get the inspiration for this? DV: huh? 100 pts! MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010  Two Things that Weren't Supposed to be Good, but Were.
There really is no point in me trying to make ramen - it's just not going to happen. It would be like trying to make sushi. could eat raw fish slices with vinegared rice, but it requires many years of training to make sushi. Ramen too. So instead, I used ramen as the inspiration for noodle soup. Who puts asparagus in ramen? Tofu, that's reasonable. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010 Bodegas Pinord Clos de Torribas Crianza 2005 Spain
Made from Tempranillo, slow fermentation in stainless steel tanks followed by aging in the cask for nine months. Beautiful intense aromas of dried flowers, ripe plums and spices woven into chalk and violets. while on the palate, I was blown away by delicious blood oranges, combining with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010  H.R. 5034: a threat to wine shipping
On April 15, a motley coalition of first-year and retiring members of Congress from both parties introduced a bill. The proposed legislation would restrict legal challenges to the interstate shipment of wine. Wine Spectator obtained a copy of a draft bill written by the National Beer Wholesalers’ Association and compared it to H.R. MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 What is Natural Wine?
I've been emailing with Dave McIntyre about his WAPO piece. hate being written about so I can't blame him if he was peeved, but you know what? He was a complete mensch. He did sign off the last email by saying. I think one of the great misconceptions out there is that I want to convert the world to natural, or my natural wines. actually don't care. MORE >>
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- Wines of Manual Farina (from Toro, Spain) in New York A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
- Cameron Hughes Wines VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
- Champagne! ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010
- The Handsell BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010
- 2010 Languedoc Ambassadors Wine Tour A WINE STORY | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
- Viña Maipu Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Argentina VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010
- Natural Wines, Part #2 ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010
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