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A Wine Journey from Florence to Sienna
So September is the grape harvest in Chianti, and in time for that I was sent this lovely email detailing a great path to follow from Florence to Sienna to really take advantage of all of the festivals...
View ArticleWine Storage
For anybody that’s ever kept more than about five bottles of wine in their house at a time, the issue of storing that wine can quickly become an issue. Not only do you want your wine to not be in the...
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Vintage Charts
So I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t really use vintage charts. Now that’s not to say that I don’t pay attention to what the vineyards, wineries, and wine makers are saying about particular...
View ArticleI’m on a Boat
So next week I’ll be on vacation, and because of that, there won’t be any reviews on The Good Wine Guru. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t come back. In what I’m sure will be a recurring annual...
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Spotlight on a Varietal: Merlot
A red wine grape named for the Old French word for a young blackbird, Merlot has risen to be, on estimate, the third most planted varietal in the world. A popular wine both as a varietal and as a...
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Spotlight on a Varietal: Carmenere
A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, Carmenere is a grape originally planted in the Medoc region of Bordeaux. The name originates from the French word for crimson (carmin). Carmenere, along with...
View ArticleDoes Vintage Still Matter?
Recently I attended a screening of the documentary Vintage: The Winemaker’s Year, a film about the Virginia wine industry. During the film, the topic of vintage being of particular importance to...
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The Time of Planeta
With the recent launch of their new website, the young Sicilian wine company Planeta also engaged in a photo project to help bring wine drinkers of all levels closer to the wine making process. A...
View ArticleWinery Websites: It’s Not Hard Guys
Ok, before I get started on this mild rant let me make a couple of things clear: I’m not going to single out any wineries as either good or bad examples. Also, as for my qualifications to go on this...
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Alquimie Edition Two
There are lots of publications that touch, to varying degrees, the subject of drinks, including wine, beer, and spirits. I was recently sent a copy of the second edition of Alquimie (pronounced...
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