If You Like Giorgio, You’ll Love Riesling
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If You Like Giorgio, You’ll Love Riesling
September 7, 2010 – 7:18 am | 2 Comments

Brand-spanking new to wine and not sure what you like? Here’s my handy guide to pointing you in the right direction, based on beverages you already know and love (and with a nod to those great Designer Imposter ads of the 1980s.)

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A Mixed Case: April Wine News Round Up
April 26, 2010 – 10:12 pm | 2 Comments
A Mixed Case: April Wine News Round Up

Here’s a round up of some of my favorite wine news as of late, with an emphasis on local New York happenings. (Hence the Mets logo.)

My Brush with Greatness, Pt 2: 1997 La Landonne Côte Rôtie
April 25, 2010 – 8:14 pm | 4 Comments
My Brush with Greatness, Pt 2: 1997 La Landonne Côte Rôtie

My dear friend Gary was clearing out his boss’ office and came across a bottle of wine. Would I, he wanted to know, be interested in trying it? You bet I would.

Better Know a Grape: Savagnin
April 5, 2010 – 10:56 pm | 5 Comments
Better Know a Grape: Savagnin

There’s obscure, and then there’s obscure.