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Open That Bottle Night: 2003 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel

February 21, 2011 1

In preparation for Open That Bottle Night (live, only on Palate Press; Saturday, February 26 from 7 pm - 10 pm EST), contributor Tom Johnson shares some thoughts on the bottle he plans to open for the event. Our two sons-read more-

There’s a Reason No One Reads Wine Blogs

Tom Johnson

Features

March 16, 2010 116

A year ago I was an unsuccessful political blogger, entertaining myself and almost no one else. Now, I’m a wine blogger doing largely the same thing, except that no one calls me a Nazi in comments anymore. Though my wine-read more-

The French Stop Laughing at White Zin

Tom Johnson

Features

October 9, 2009 12

Ah, the humiliation of it all: Statistics recently released by the European Union (referenced in this USDA report on the European wine market) show that the United States has passed France in exports of wine to Great Britain. The British-read more-

Features

2013 Villa Pinciana Terraria Maremma Toscana DOC Rosso

Anderson Valley: Fantastic and Unique Gift Ideas from California’s Hippest Wine Region

2021 Aperture Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc

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Burgundy 2016: Bad Weather, Brexit and Beyond

Reviews

2013 Villa Pinciana Terraria Maremma Toscana DOC Rosso

2021 Aperture Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc

2019 Sassotondo Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana, Tuscany, Italy

2019 Red Electric “Alpine Lily” Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon

2017 Valle Dell’Acate ‘Il Moro’ Nero d’Avola, Sicily

2018 Notturno Drei Donà Romagna DOC Predappio Sangiovese

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2008 King Andrews Muscat Blanc – Suisun Valley

Open That Bottle Night: 2003 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel

There’s a Reason No One Reads Wine Blogs

The French Stop Laughing at White Zin