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| | DR. VINO JANUARY 13, 2012 Chinese wine smuggler sentenced to life in prison Sun Xitai, a 62-year-old businessman in China has been sentenced to life in prison. His crime? Bringing about $7 million worth of wine from Hong Kong to mainland China and failing to pay sufficient duty. You can get the whole story in an interesting post on Bordeaux Undiscovered. ” China | SLAKED JANUARY 12, 2012 Tablas Creek On Vacation I don't get away very often, but when I do, I try to bring good wine. The trouble is choosing it. This year we returned to the Baja of Mexico, which carries its own problems in choosing wine. For another, you have to anticipate your own tastes, which can be a moving target at best. You could drink this alone. Lovely paired with all those tacos. | | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012  Burgundy Wine Club 2012 - Pommard
Seven friends and I pool our money every year to buy about 8 bottles of Burgundy wine, wine that we wouldn't buy individually because of the high cost and the risk of bad bottles. Every year at around this time we get together over dinner and share the wines. This year the theme of our dinner was the great vineyards and producers of Pommard. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012  Gabbiano Moscato 2010 DOC
100% white Moscato grapes from Piemonte are gently pressed within 4 hours of harvest and vinified in stainless steel for 5 days. Fermentation is arrested at 7% alcohol, and after primary fermentation the wine goes through micro-filtration and then to bottle. Straw colors, and nice effervescence. The nose? The finish is long and delicious MORE >> -
DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012  New Jersey wine law: half a case is better than none
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of New Jersey? Surely, the local wine, right?! That’s what state legislators were hoping when they voted a reform to New Jersey wine law this week. The new law is certainly worth celebrating but don’t think about popping Champagne unless it is purchased at a store in NJ. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012  Review: Wine Aroma Kits
Quick! What is one of the most sensual, aromatic products in the world, right up there with exquisite perfume and exotic flowers? Wine, of course. The ability to describe the aromas and flavors of wine in a way another person can understand is a fine art, a cross between poetry and effective copywriting. Well done!" Le Nez du Vin ," she whispered. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012  Wines of the Sea
I have often mentioned that my favorite white wine is Riesling, especially those from the New York Finger Lakes region. Another that I discovered in the past year that rivals those favorites is the Albariño wines from the Rias Baixas region of Spain. now think that it is maybe because I found the Riesling and Albariño so similar. MORE >>
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