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The image of wine

Wine lovers are a misunderstood and unfortunate lot.

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Wine

We have just begun to enjoy charity wine events, wine dinners and winemaker’s dinners with the same success as our more metropolitan neighbors.

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Wine is art

The better wines are made from what are often called the wine grapes, which include chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and thousands more, like some 8,000 varieties of the species vitis vinifera. Whether it is muscadine or cabernet, the juice is the first ingredient, and you might even say the only ingredient.

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Valentine Wines

A special dinner should feature an exceptional pairing with the entrée.

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How much is too much?

BAC is the acronym for Blood Alcohol Content, and this little device measures the presence of alcohol on the breath, which correlates to the level of alcohol in the blood.

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Bring out the Champagne

Tis the season to be jolly, merry, happy or in other words bubbly, effervescent, sparkling. ’Tis the season to celebrate and rejoice and bring out the Champagne for a toast to good health and to good friends.

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How can we think about wine at a time like this?

Unless you are in the business, you may not be as dependent on wine as some of us – the farmers, the winemakers, the distributors and retailers. It is a sector of the economy, just like health care, banking and automobiles.

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Grigio Vs. Gris

What is the difference between pinot grigio and pinot gris?

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Good Food, Good Friends, Good Wine

It is so simple you may to wonder why we’re just getting the message.

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Sauternes Savvy

Lying in the Graves district of the French Bordeaux region, Sauternes – notice the “s” on the end – is one of the most celebrated wine regions in the universe.

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