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November 16, 2011
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Make up Your Freakin' Minds, Researchers!
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Is wine good for me or not?! A recent study by Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that women who drink just two glasses of wine a day are 50% more likely to get breast ... |
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May 06, 2011
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Muscadet May in Boston
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Actually, I don’t think about Muscadet wine a lot. I’d rather it simply showed up in a glass so I could just drink it. So when I was given a chance to sample several Muscadets with oysters, of course ... |
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April 25, 2011
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Amarone from any year? How about 1980!
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Becky Sue Epstein |
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One of my favorite things about Bertani, the Amarone producer, is that they make available their vintage Amarones from just about any year in the last half-century. Anyone can order one through the ... |
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March 17, 2011
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Two Sicilies – Wines from Etna and Ragusa
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Becky Sue Epstein |
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Having just returned from the annual Sicilia en primeur event, I find myself swimming in impressions about what’s happening on this island. Or is it a continent on its own? The further from the ... |
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March 03, 2011
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Provence with a Dynamic Blonde – and Wine
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Becky Sue Epstein |
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Just caught up with Château Roubine 's Valerie Rousselle today at the "Provence in the City" aka rosé wines tasting in Boston. Valerie Rousselle of Ch. Roubine In addition to her "new name" (as she ... |
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January 25, 2011
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How New EU Labeling Initiatives Will Affect US Packaging & Italian Wine
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The difference between DOCG, DOC, IGT (and all the other acronyms of years past) can make purchasing a pleasing bottle of Italian wine seem like an impossible challenge. So when importers, ... |
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January 25, 2011
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Commemorating 150 Years: Two Wines Symbolizing Italian Unification
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Emily Steers |
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In March of 1861-- just a few days before the beginning of the American Civil War-- Italy announced its unification. This year, to commemorate the country's 150th anniversary, two blends of the ... |
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January 24, 2011
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Vino 2011-- The Future of Italian Wine Press Conference
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Emily Steers |
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In a press conference held this morning by the Italian Trade Commission, leading industry professionals gathered in a panel for a quick but informative overview about the future of the Italian wine ... |
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March 31, 2010
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At SXSW, a pioneer is remembered
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It was, sadly, not the news I expected to hear at my first of many South By Southwest events in Austin last week: the news of Fess Parker's passing. For a number of us in the wine industry, Fess was a ... |
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January 18, 2010
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Hunter III Wines - Cabernet Is King
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This is the first of a series of videos made in collaboration with Original Matters Media for Hunter III Wines. Fine time (finer wines). Kudos to director pal Raymond Scott Daigle for keeping Robert ... |
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January 11, 2010
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Making Do Without a Liquor License
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Judging by the Cosmopolitans and Martinis coming from the bar, you’d never guess that Emporio doesn’t have a liquor license. This Italian Restaurant, located in New York’s SOHO district, is down the ... |
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December 14, 2009
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A New Way to Keep Your Wine List Fresh
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New York Barfly |
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How does Bar Henry , a recently opened restaurant in New York’s West Village, manage to rotate their wine list so frequently? Bar Henry in New York's West Village They have around 100 bottles ... |
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