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Derek M. Brown is the sommelier for Komi restaurant and wine instructor at L'Academie de Cuisine's professional school. He has been named by DC Magazine as one of the District's top young sommelier ta
Under $21: Massaya Classic White Bekaa Valley 2006
Massaya's Classic White, a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and the autochthonous varietal Obeidi, is one of my favorite bargain wines. The wine is crisp, mineral driven with notes of melon, ...
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Bourbon & Fish: The New Philosophy of Pairing
Commonly wine gets the nod for "most pairable beverage" but a new emerging philosophy of pairing has the cocktail at the forefront of pairings. In some cases, cocktails may even ...
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Screw the Environment: Do Screw Caps Harm The Planet?
The truth is that cork is something as wine drinkers we don't think about until it troubles us. When the waiter hands you a cork for inspection most of us ...
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Under $21: Papantonis Agiorgitiko "Meden Agan" Peloponnese, Greece 2004
Greek wine is a minefield for the consumer. Even with the overall quality improving, and many stellar producers making world-class wines, your local wine shop has Greek wines next to ...
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The Wetter the Better: Drink More Vermouth
How did vermouth, a German-sounding beverage, invented by Italians, become one of France's best-known aperitifs only to be swirled and dumped by Americans?
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Faults, Flaws and The Drinker's Who Love Them
Tom Stevenson writes in Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia that he is grateful Anthony Hanson has revised his opinion in the tome Burgundy that "Great Burgundy smells of shit." Really, was Hanson ...
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Faults, Flaws and The Drinker's Who Love Them: When to Celebrate a Wine's Flaws and When to Send it Back
Tom Stevenson writes in Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia that he is grateful Anthony Hanson has revised his opinion in the tome Burgundy that "Great Burgundy smells of shit." Really, was Hanson ...
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Cheap Date: Valentines Day
Whenever your heartstrings are tugged at, your purse strings are never far behind. The worst part about holidays like Valentines Day is that after all of the wine, food and ...
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The Simple, Albeit Emasculate, Pleasure of Drinking a Rosé
I'm the first to admit that holding the delicate stem of a flute full of rose colored sparkling wine has a way of making even the most masculine men seem ...
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Under $21: Lazy Creek Vineyards 'Red Table Wine'
Why are almost all wines vintage, save boxed wines and a few special regions? Who says it has to be that way? Why not blend vintages for a consistent style ...
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