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Category: Wine Reviews
The duality of-smell phenomenon
Our sense of smell is based on two delivery pathways, orthonasal and retronasal; that makes it the only “dual sense modality” we possess, one that provides information about things both external and internal to the body.
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Bobal: Past, Present and Future (Chinese translation)
Chinese translation by Rex Ting-chia Ting, DipWSET Rex Ting-chia Ting, DipWSET has translated Bobal: Past, Present and Future for those[…]
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Vodcasting for Success
Vodcasting is where podcasting is headed. Superb vodcasting relies on the format you use and the quality and reliability of your recording software and internet connection.
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Rare Back-to-Back Vintage Declaration for Port
The flight of 16 vintage ports produced by the Symington Family Estates, The Fladgate Partnership and Quinta do Noval were presented to the trade during the tasting hosted on May 9th at the Nikko Hotel.
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Campania Update: Focus on Falanghina del Sannio DOP
If you’re keeping tabs on wine quality in Southern Italy with its myriad indigenous grape varieties and oftentimes limited access to distribution, this update on the Sannio DOC should prove to be useful. Through a combination of research trips to Campania and the opportunity to judge the Radici del Sud “Roots of the South” wine competition which has been held in different venues in the town of Bari, Puglia since 2006, it provides a look at the key factors for the region and a snapshot of wine quality.
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Journey to the west
San Francisco has long been a destination for travelers. Some, like Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, arrive and spend a lifetime realizing[…]
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Eclectic, Electric Lodi Zinfandel
Lodi has long been synonymous with Zinfandel. The region which is defined by seven sub-regions produces 40 percent of the[…]
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Anderson Valley’s Pinot
Many Anderson Valley Pinot Noir producers time the commercial release of their wines around the annual Pinot Noir Festival and[…]
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Rutherford Dust 2010
We’re kicking up the dust once again with the 2010 vintage presented by the Rutherford Dust Society at a blind[…]
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Grands Crus Classés of Saint Émilion 2010
It’s alive! Unlike its Left Bank counterpart, the Saint Émilion classification is indeed a living thing. The promotion of 17[…]
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Long-lived Lake County
Wine quality has been on the rise in Lake County and winegrowers there have their sights set determinedly on the[…]
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Blind Wine Review: Premiere Napa Valley’s 2013 Multi-Vintage Perspective Tasting
While it’s possible to barrel taste recent vintages at many of the preview parties that take place around Premiere, the[…]
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Blind Wine Review: That Rutherford Dust
For this inaugural Blind Tasting, I delved into my notebook for highlights of ten wines that came out on top[…]
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