Maryland Wine Sellers Go Begging For Welfare Instead of Work

If all goes according to plan, tomorrow Maryland wine lovers will finally be heard when they head to Annapolis to explain to legislators why it's finally time to to pass a law allowing wine to be shipped to them. Then,...

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Eater Tracking : City Tavern Opens April 4 with Table Tap Booths

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Week in Reviews : One Star For Firefly, J. Gold on Beijing Duck House

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2007 St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Class�

In this post you'll find an overview of the ratings of the 2007 Medoc 2. Grand Cru Class�. We have gathered all ratings from Robert Parker, Decanter and Wine Spectator.

Source: http://www.wine4freaks.com/35/2007-st-emilion-premier-grand-cru-classe/

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Meals on Wheels : Waffles de Liege Fires its Belgian Confections Friday

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Review of Chelan Ridge 2009 Chardonnay

Wine: Chelan Ridge 2009 Chardonnay Appellation: Columbia Valley (but sold in the Lake Chelan AVA area) ALC: n/a Price: $16 Haydn gives this wine: 96pts You can buy this wine: Give Chelan Ridge a call at (509) 687-4455. The website is on its way. I had the fortunate good luck to be able to attend [...]

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Living in the CSA: Mmm, chard. Ewww, pine mouth

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Porsche 918 Spyder ? An Expensive and Power car

A number of Porsches were built since the foundation of the firm in 1931. One of the most expensive Porsches in the world is the Porsche 918 Spyder whose cost price is $650,000. It was launched as the first plug-in hybrid car from Porsche in March 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show. It is a [...]

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Phifer Pavitt ? New Kid on the Block Making Waves with Date Night Cabernet

For those that have the pocketbook and like the idea of finding something different, a little out of the ordinary, Phifer Pavitt is worth a visit and a chance to buy some of this delicious wine to share proudly with your friends. Continue reading →

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Weekend Boston-area Wine Tastings

Lots of notable tastings in the Boston area this weekend (March 19th and 20th, 2011):

1. Plumpjack/Cade tasting at Newton Lower Falls
   From noon - 4 pm Saturday they'll be pouring wines from Plumpjack along with their newer label Cade. I had an '06 Cade Howell Mountain recently and thought it was an incredible wine. I stopped in their yesterday and noticed they had some well-priced bottles of Seghesio (Sangiovese, Barbera) kicking around after their tasting earlier this week.
2. Spanish Festival
   Wine ConneXtion in North Andover on Saturday from noon - 5 pm.
3. Shawsheen Village Liquors Spring Tasting
   From 3 pm - 6pm on Saturday they're holding their Spring Grand Tasting.
4. Spring Tasting Extravaganza at Fifth Ave. Liquors in Framingham
   From 2 pm - 5 pm on Sunday they're pouring 50+ wines at special event pricing. Visit their site to see a listing of the wines. Thanks to reader KC for the tip on this one.

For more events in your area check out LocalWineEvents.com

Any other wine related stuff going on in the Boston area you'd like to mention? Leave a comment to share a tip.

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The Finest Wines of California

Trying to write a book covering the current status of the California wine industry isn't easy. Such a book will never be comprehensive unless the end product runs thousands of pages. Trying to write a survey of the world of...

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A pairing experiment with carbonlia (chili) and almond soup

Recently, we received the following email: I’m Amber Hoxha from The Thomas Collective, a wine and spirits public relations firm in NYC. I’m writing to inquire if you had any interest in being added to our database so that we can send you updated wine information. Just an email address would be fine. Thanks! -Amber [...]

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A Wine for Tonight: 2010 Pacific Rim Riesling

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won?t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week?s selection, the 2010 Pacific Rim Riesling from the Columbia Valley of Washington State. [...]

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The Best Deals in Wine Country

I don't know what the parents come up with in Dairyland when they put together an auction for their private schools. Maybe a night of dinner and milk among the cows. In Lobsterland perhaps the parents looking to raise funds...

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Somerston Tasting Room in Yountville ? Two Thumbs Up

With 12 tasting rooms and wine bars in Yountville, you certainly can?t visit all on a weekend trip to the town. One that we recommend that you not miss is the Somerston Tasting Room. Continue reading →

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Our crazy Paso Robles microclimates

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A punk rock drummer turned jam maker

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Challenging Wine Pairing: Dungeness Crabmeat Au Gratin

One of my favorite foods is crabmeat au gratin; however, it?s not something that I eat often. While it is ?yummy? as my granddaughter says, it is very rich. I decided that it would be a great food to incorporate into one of our challenging wine pairing dinners. Dungeness crabmeat was used in this preparation [...]

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What is the "Three Tier System"?

On more than one occasion, when I've pitched stories to a member of the media concerning direct shipping or wine politics, I've found myself spending the majority of the time with a writer explaining to them what the "three tier...

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