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What are Tannins?

What are Tannins? The dictionary isn’t much help. Here is the definition: tan·nin noun a yellowish or brownish bitter-tasting organic substance present in some galls, barks, and other plant tissues, consisting of …

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City Paper: NYE Toasts Uncorked

The story was originally published by the Philadelphia City Paper  on December 27, 2006.   NYE Toasts Uncorked Author: Amy Strauss 1 Chimay Cinq Cents. Home Sweet Homebrew owner George Hummel recommends toasting with …

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Top Wine Buys

For a full list of wine recommendations, check out our wine review page. Ravenswood Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley A definite must-buy for Zin drinkers. Dense and full-bodied, the wine …

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Of Bubbles and Guilt

As the holidays recede ever further into the distance, and as the Thanksgiving-to-New Years need to dull, the pain of all that happy-happy family time subsides, Champagne and other sparklers begin …

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Is Burgundy Worthwhile?

Wine educators constantly find themselves in a neutral zone defined by advocating too strongly for certain wines while damning others with less than faint praise. Or, in my case, of practicing …

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