Some news outlets such as CNN reported that the European Union will be requiring Americans to apply for a visa to enter any European country. No, US citizens will not…
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By all accounts, 2016 was a fabulous year in Bordeaux. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gushed with praise:”…2016 is an incredible vintage that produced a lot of outstanding and some extraordinary…
Some people may remember the old Riunite lambrusco ad: “Riunite on Ice, How Nice.” Say what you will, but many wine lovers got hooked on wine through these easy-to-drink, gate-way…
Bringing back wines from our tours to share with fellow wine lovers is as much of a challenge as it is a passion. I bring back wines that are rare…
The Balearic Islands lie off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean; there are several islands, but the 3 most well known are Menorca, Ibiza and Mallorca. I had the…
I had this inspiration to do this tasting for a while and it finally came together last night.31 wine lovers gathered in the new 1640 Wine Bar in Hamden, CT…
If our 2 wine tours to Greece proved one thing, it’s that Greek wines are due the respect of serious winelovers. 10 years ago I would have been hard pressed to…
Merlot was a popular wine until it took a hit in the movie Sideways and it lost its popularity with new wine lovers to Pinot Noir. And sure enough, Pinot…
One of the seminars I attended at the recent Simply Italian Wines trade show in MIami focused on the wonderful, yet largely unheralded wines from Friuli Grave. Located in the…
After a fledging wine lover has mastered the rudiments of wine (how it’s made, major wine regions, most important grapes, etc),that person has just enough knowledge to be dangerous. But…
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