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My High Alcohol Epiphany – Elegance above 14%

Simon J Woolf
January 16, 2014
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When I pick up a bottle of wine and the alcohol content is listed as more than 14%, a whole host of prejudices kick in.
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Meg Houston Maker
May 7, 2012
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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.
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