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2009 Monika Caha Selections Zweigelt ...

I found this wine a little too opulent and not as food-friendly as the other examples, but it would likely be pleasing by the glass. Recommended

2009 Monika Caha Selections Zweigelt “Andau” Burgenland
posted on: Jun 26, 2012 | author: Meg Houston Maker

2009 Monika Caha Selections Zweigelt ...

I kept returning to the wine throughout the meal: it’s an extremely admirable wine, especially for its price. Recommended.

2009 Monika Caha Selections Zweigelt “Zvy-Gelt” Niederösterreich
posted on: Jun 26, 2012 | author: Meg Houston Maker

Tasting Wine, Broadly Speaking

“Tasting” wine, so-called, isn’t only about taste, about the wine’s flavors. It’s also about its color, aromas, temperature, and texture across our palate. Tasting wine requires us to tune into a mix of signals entering our sensorium, then make sense of the mess.

Tasting Wine, Broadly Speaking
posted on: May 28, 2012 | author: Meg Houston Maker

You Just Opened A What? Cookin...

In another recent article about wine and food pairing, I worked from the vantage point of trying to select the best wine to pair with any given food. But here the situation is reversed: you’ve got a wine picked out and now need some tricks to prepare the food so it’s more friendly with that wine.

You Just Opened A What? Cooking Tips to Make Food More Wine-Friendly
posted on: May 7, 2012 | author: Meg Houston Maker

Wine Sample Request Etiquette—for Blo...

The pipeline has dried up. Five or six years ago, almost any casual wine enthusiast could launch a WordPress or Blogger blog, write a post about each new wine he drank—from the plonk to the good stuff—and wait for wine samples to come pouring in.

Wine Sample Request Etiquette—for Bloggers and Others
posted on: Mar 26, 2012 | author: Meg Houston Maker

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