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Does expensive wine taste better?
People have been judging wine for a long time. There’s no official record of it, but it’s safe to say that someone in ancient Georgia, where it’s thought wine was...
Does expensive wine taste better?
People have been judging wine for a long time. There’s no official record of it, but it’s safe to say that someone in ancient Georgia, where it’s thought wine was...
White Wine is Like Electricity
With summer bearing down on us, it’s time to shift away from big reds and stock up on white wines. James Joyce, famous for his vivid wordplay that immersed readers in...
White Wine is Like Electricity
With summer bearing down on us, it’s time to shift away from big reds and stock up on white wines. James Joyce, famous for his vivid wordplay that immersed readers in...
Tokaji
OK, it may not sound so great but when the fungus Botrytis cinerea infects a grape the results are amazing. Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot, covers grapes with...
Tokaji
OK, it may not sound so great but when the fungus Botrytis cinerea infects a grape the results are amazing. Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot, covers grapes with...
Judgement of Paris - Round 2
This week’s Saturday tasting continues our commemoration of the May 1976 Judgment of Paris, the blind tasting where nine French judges chose California wines over French wines in a blind...
Judgement of Paris - Round 2
This week’s Saturday tasting continues our commemoration of the May 1976 Judgment of Paris, the blind tasting where nine French judges chose California wines over French wines in a blind...
Judgement of Paris - Round 1
May 24, 1976, was the day that shook the wine world to its roots. That was the day of the famous (or infamous if you’re French) Judgment of Paris, where...
Judgement of Paris - Round 1
May 24, 1976, was the day that shook the wine world to its roots. That was the day of the famous (or infamous if you’re French) Judgment of Paris, where...
The Mistral Winds of Rhône Valley
We get our fair share of cold, windy days in Seattle, but it’s nothing compared to the winds that pummel France’s Rhône Valley. Le Mistral, or the Mistral winds, blow...
The Mistral Winds of Rhône Valley
We get our fair share of cold, windy days in Seattle, but it’s nothing compared to the winds that pummel France’s Rhône Valley. Le Mistral, or the Mistral winds, blow...