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A Wine Cellar Fit for a Queen

Props to the British government:  its wine cellar reportedly holds bottles valued more than $1.3M from the likes of Chateaux Lafite, Margaux, and Mouton Rothschild.  The wines are apparently at the …

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Thanksgiving at The Wine School

A shot from the past! Thanksgiving 2010.Thanksgiving is upon us and with that comes entertaining friends and family, many coming from out of town. Make your holiday weekend ever more festive …

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Wine Reviews

Check out our wine reviews here or sign up for our wine newsletter. Wine ReviewsFind these wines here: The Wine FinderDomaine du Cayron Gigondas Spending over S30 may seem like a …

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Wine Reviews

Muscular RedsSince we’ve all been working out more here, we have found ourselves craving bigger bolder, more muscular wines. Now, this doesn’t mean high-octane fruit bombs necessarily (not that there’s anything …

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Wine Reviews

If you dream of jumping into the world of wine, now is a perfect time. A wine certification or even a diploma is the smartest way to launch your palate into …

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Wine Reviews

R Wines Shiraz “Luchador,” Barossa Maybe it’s our love of everything Jack Black ever commits to celluloid. But, whatever it is, this well-priced Shiraz offers everything you’d want in an affordable …

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Wine Reviews

Thomas Fogarty Gewurztraminer, MontereyYes, you read it right: Gewurztraminer from Monterey. Sounds odd, but this wine’s combination of perfume, fruit, and structure will make you a believer in no time.Cascabel Tempranillo …

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Wine Reviews

Sign up for our Wine Newsletter Wine Reviews Mitolo Shiraz “Savitar,” Barossa Valley Finding its center of gravity somewhere between Aussie drama and Rhone-y gravitas, this cold-weather Shiraz is perfect for …

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Oh What a Night!

Last night was homemade chicken pot pie, Kenziger beer, and the Phils!  The crisp, refreshing, and never fussy Kenziger (Philadelphia Brewing Company) was perfect with the buttery deliciousness of the pastry …

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Featured on The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast has published a new article by yours truly. Check it out and leave some  (hopefully nice) comments: The Great Cabernet Ripoff. This is a great honor for me. …

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PA Budget and the PLCB

Talking about the PLCB – and the inane shipping laws that affect us wine-loving folk – is nothing new.  Newspapers, magazines, websites, and blogs have opined and complained and ranted and …

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Smoke Taint

California is no stranger to wildfires.  But recent years have been exceptional by all accounts.  Fires swept through wine land, leaving many growers worried about “smoke taint.”  And in these strained …

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Summer Wine Suggestions

To desire wine is to throw oneself into a lifelong adventure that will never be fully satisfied. And The Wine School – with its no-frills and down-to-earth manner – has been …

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I stand corrected

A couple of days back, I wrote a quickie post regarding George Taber’s original “Judgement of Paris” article published in TIME magazine, 1976.  I pointed out that it is now available …

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