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The Vine Print
Which wine deserves the bird? Thanksgiving presents a particularly thorny problem to wine drinkers. After all, which wine…
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The most celebrated wine and food since the Last Supper
If you’re a food and wine freak, nothing’s better than an event that lets you sample a lot…
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Has wine become a drink for sissies?
For years, unaffiliated loudmouths like me have been screaming that it’s become almost unbearable for the average person…
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Washington wine: Is supply greater than demand?
Every year I make a point of visiting the Walla Walla wine region to taste the new stuff,…
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Restaurants: Put up or shut up
It may come as no surprise that the most popular topic of the e-mails I receive is the…
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A memo to restaurant reviewers
Dear restaurant reviewers: It’s no shock that one of the reasons we read your papers is to get…
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When wine makers lie
One of the annoying truisms of the wine biz is that many wine makers lie. Like a rug.…
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When wine makers lie
One of the annoying truisms of the wine biz is that many wine makers lie. Like a rug.…
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The Vine Print
Same grapes, weirdly different results One of the aspects of wine that never fails to amaze and entertain…
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Where does Washington stand in the wine world?
Nobody advocates Washington wine with more religious fervor than I do. From my days as a lowly consumer…
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The first-ever Wines of the Year Awards
A recent letter to Seattle Weekly ripped into me for declaring that I find Portteus wines inconsistent. The…
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Quit your stinking job, become a wine tycoon
Now that you’ve figured out there’s no money in the dot-com world, you’re wondering what to do about…
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The Vine Print
Finally, a restaurant that knows how to serve wine Among the three dozen or so e-mails I received…
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The Vine Print
Is that a PalmPilot in your pocket? Here’s the scenario: You’re strolling the wine aisles of your local…
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Spend time with people who drink too much
One of the really fun things about wine is enjoying it with other people who share your jones.…
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Santa’s naughty little helper.
Dear Santa . . . You’ve done it again—you’ve pissed away the entire month. And here it is,…
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Another insufferable French wine term
Lots of people send me letters wondering what the next step on the learning curve of wine appreciation…
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Roll your own
In my never-ending quest to find quirky wine events comes this: Hedges Cellars Bottle Your Own Party. While…