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      2010 le Jaja de Jau Ben Sauvignon Blanc

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      Hidden Italian Getaway Near Venice: Discovering Asolo’s charm, wine and history

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    Ottimino 2006 Zinfinity

    Howard Hewitt
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    Ottimino's Zinfinity comes after establishing a reputation for Zin. The wine has a dark fruit with vanilla hint taste with plenty of 20 months in French Oak for pretty big tannins on the finish. The alcohol is a suprisingly low 13.9 percent. A-read more-

    2009 Northern California Harvest Report

    Ward Kadel - drXeNo
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    The many storied wine regions of Northern California experienced a harvest this year that was in one way, ideal and in another quite anxiety-inducing.  Fruit growth was delayed this year by a cooler spring and summer, but the overall temperatures-read more-

    The Black Wine of Lot

    Adam Japko
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    It was the wine of choice at the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II of England. Pope John XXII made it his sacramental wine as well as his every day table wine. Peter the Great drank it before all other-read more-

    2008 Lange Estate Vineyards Pinot Gris Reserve

    Howard Hewitt
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    Don Lange was the fourth vinter in America to work with Pinot Gris and he consistently produces a great white wine. He does this Pinot Gris Reserve and a Pinot Gris that sells for $16. The Reserve has great hints-read more-

    On Corkscrews, Blondes and Vending Machines…

    Robert Rees
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    With the Christmas season winding down, perhaps you find yourself among those planning New Year`s Eve resolutions  of having  a “dry-month.” I fully expect mine to last ’til lunchtime on 1 January… Most wine fanatics are anticipating the launch of-read more-

    2003 Aglianico Ocone

    Howard Hewitt
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    Here is an overlooked grape from Southern Italy that makes a dynamite value Italian wine. Aglianico is light in the glass like a Pinot but big flavored like Italy’s more famous grapes. This wine had an earthy, dark cherry flavor-read more-

    The Pizza Review: 2009

    Jon Rimmerman
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    Pizza is polarizing. 

 Everything I offer below will be controversial to someone and make perfect sense to someone else. Everyone has their favorite pizza and it’s not negotiable. Trying to pry one’s fingers from their favorite pie (to branch-read more-

    2008 Weingut Josef Leitz Riesling Eins Zwei Dry “3”

    David Honig
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    The nose is a lovely combination of asian pear, hibiscus and slate. It has more citrus on the palate, lemon, plus pears and shortbread. Jerk chicken would be a perfect match. WHO Weingut Josef Leitz WHAT 91% Riesling, 9% Spätburgunder-read more-
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