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| | WHY WINE BLOG JUNE 27, 2011 Shinn Estate Vineyards Rose` 2010 A few weeks ago I read a very nice review on the New York Cork Report about a Long Island dry Rose` made with 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. It's only been about three years since I started to appreciate Rose` wine and they have all been 100% Finger Lakes Cab/Franc. This Long Island wine sounded very interesting. Saturday was that day. | | IMBIBE NEW YORK JUNE 30, 2011 A Celebration! Fireworks in the sky, it’s almost the 4th of July, and I have something to celebrate. Next week, I join T. Edward Wines as the Head Writer of Marketing & Social Media. And I am excited! Writing for their website and blog, handling Facebook and twitter, I’ll be crafting winemakers’ stories and scripting in-house [.]. On Writin | | | | | | | |
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SLAKED | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011  Blending Day 2011 -- In Polaroids
It's become my practice to taste and blend our wines in June of the year following harvest. Some wineries blend earlier, but I find that I enjoy the blending process just as the wines turn away from their sixth month in barrel. Before that, the nascent wines are too young to be focused enough for me to make the best of them. alcohol. alcohol. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 Good Earth Wine Aarohi Sauvignon Blanc 2008
On our last visit to NYC, I was able to visit my new favorite NYC wine store, 67Wines at 179 Columbus Ave and 68th. Shirley found this shop a few months ago on her last visit to NYC with Pam. She knew I was looking for wines from obscure regions that were no where to be found here in Central New York. She had six wines shipped home. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011  Hirtzberger, the Scandal of '85, and an Evening with Peter Liem
My good friend Peter returned from Champagne the other day and to my great happiness, he came for dinner that very night. During our conversation on this night I learned a lot about Austrian Riesling and changes in the Austrian wine industry in the 1980's. What to drink with this very rich soup? We opened and decanted the wine. Modern?!? MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011  The Chinese Market: Do Mid-Range Wines have a Chance?
So I just returned from Vinexpo where the talk was all about the chinese Market. As you know, top chateaux are creating special bottles for China, and are looking East to sell their wine. But what about the 'little guy?". Ian told Decanter: ‘The professional middle classes are constantly expanding their knowledge. to 95.9m cases. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011  Tasting with Jim Collins of Frei Brothers
Jim Collins. I strive for the perfect blend of art and science," says Jim Collins, who is the 'official' ambassador of Frei Brothers wines, and also holds the more illustrious title of Coastal Viticulture operations for Gallo wines in the region. lush palate with sumptuous yellow-fleshed fruit infused with vanilla. Salute! MORE >>
- Fete de la Fleur 2011: Chateau Lascombes A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011
- Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour, 1958 DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011
- Breaking news? Sloan Estate Sold SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
- Launch of “Giuliano Bortolomiol: Dreaming of Prosecco A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- J.J. Prum, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, 1971 DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
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