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Wine of the Day, No. 748
Firing up the grill? Tossing a ribeye steak on the gridiron? Have a leg of lamb studded with garlic and rosemary nestled above the coals? Or some thick pork chops slathered in a Southwestern rub? Open...
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Boeger Winery — A Pioneer in El Dorado County
In 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in El Dorado County, California. As hopeful miners and potential millionaires rushed to the region, the area’s vineyard acreage and wine...
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Wine of the Day, No. 759
Most wine consumers are familiar with the cabernet franc grape — if they’re familiar at all — as a red grape that gets blended with cabernet sauvignon, merlot and the other typical grapes of Bordeaux,...
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Weekend Wine Notes: Chile — 12 Reds
Chile can be a source of excellent white wines, particularly sauvignon blancs from Casablanca and Leyda valleys, but the long, narrow, sinuous South American country is better known for its red wines....
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Wine of the Day, No. 769
Even beyond its spectacular label, the Lapis Luna Reserve Cabernet Franc 2020 offers distinct attractions. What I mean is that it smells and tastes like the grape, enhanced a bit by 17 percent petite...
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35 Great Wine Bargains of 2022 — Priced at $20 and Under
So, here we are, wines people can actually afford. Remember that all wines are not available in all retail stores in the same city or even in the same states. Those limitations form the exigencies of...
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Three Inexpensive Quaffers to Welcome 2023
A few weeks ago, a woman named Ashley, who lives on a street around the corner from us and whom we don’t know, kindly brought over a misdirected package and told my wife, who answered the door, that...
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What Has Chris Buchanan Been Up to at Terragena?
Terragena Vineyard occupies an off-the-grid and sustainable property on a high ridge in Humboldt County, a region in northern California probably more famous for its marijuana than its vineyards and...
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Six French Rosés to Lead You into Spring
Spring is a bit less than a month away, so I think it’s not too early to begin exploring some rosé wines to titillate the palate and enchant the soul. These six examples are French, originating in the...
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The Paring — A “Baby” Wine to JONATA and The Hilt
Here’s what the enigmatic title for this post means — The Paring, a winery in Santa Barbara County, serves as a cadet producer to its prestigious, more exclusive and more expensive cousins whose...
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