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O.K. to Drink ‘06 Rosé?
Filed under: Best Wines, Good Finds

We’re close to the end of July, and you may have noticed that your neighborhood retail store is still stocking rosé wines from 2006, while bringing in more examples from ...

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Posted 5 hours ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Wine(s) of the Week
Filed under: Wine of the Week

The Wine of the Week continues to be white, but let’s add a red for a versatile pair of products. We made scallops ceviche last night, marinating (in the refrigerator) ...

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Posted 2 days 19 hours ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Emo-Environmentalism: Greener Than Thou
Filed under: Fer Gawd's Sake!, The industry

“Discover the Eco-Chic Wine Choice!” Ha, what a slogan! And “Eco-Chic” describes precisely the relationship to ecological concerns that many Americans of a certain class — white, affluent, subtly guilty ...

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Posted 4 days 14 hours ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Home-Made Ricotta and White Wines (and a Rose) from Tablas Creek
Filed under: Best Wines, Cooking at Home

We made ricotta cheese at home Saturday. It was easy! It was fun! And the result was excellent! I used the ricotta on Saturday night’s pizza instead of mozzarella, and ...

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Posted 6 days 19 hours ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Can I Get a Goldfish?
Filed under: Cocktails, Fer Gawd's Sake!

Man walks into a bar, settles on a stool and says to the bartender: “You know, what I would like at this moment more than anything on earth, what would ...

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Posted 7 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Wine of the Week
Filed under: Wine of the Week

Here’s an attractive white wine to match with fairly delicate or lighter fare, a vitello (or turkey) tonnato or blanquette, roasted chicken, grilled trout or ham salad and deviled eggs. ...

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Posted 8 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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The Gall of Gallo!
Filed under: The industry, What Were They Thinking

Ha ha!, no, what I actually mean is “The Gall of DeVries Public Relations in New York,” which handles PR for Gallo, but in a recent post “Naked Wine People ...

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Posted 11 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Red Burgundies from Louis Latour: 2005
Filed under: Best Wines, Burgundy

Fortune seems to be smiling upon the venerable House of Louis Latour, founded in 1797 in the picturesque town of Beaune and still owned and run by the family. That ...

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Posted 14 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Another Rosé, Whatever Number
Filed under: Cheap Wine, Good Finds

I’ll confess that my favorite style of rosé wine is the classic French pale, spare, dry versions of Provençal or the Loire Valley. Occasionally, however, there will come a glowing, ...

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Posted 15 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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Wine of the Week
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Winemaker George Bursick turned out an exemplary model in the J Pinot Gris 2007, Russian River Valley. This is a absolutely lovely rendition of the grape, fresh, clean, bright and ...

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Posted 16 days ago by Fredric Koeppel
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