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    What We’re Drinking – VGS “The Illegitimate” Red Blend

    David Honig
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    The nose is redolent with blackberry, black currant, plum, and baking spices. Spices take the lead on the palate, with cinnamon, pepper, and nutmeg, followed by black currant and plum. A bit of meaty smokiness from the Syrah comes out on the mid-palate. Tannins are muscular. The four different grapes
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    Best of 2017: Exploring Minerality

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    Minerality = [SS + A + CC] - [E + T] - [O²] (Those interested in figuring out what this odd formula means should keep on reading.) Funny how things happen. Until the 1990s, the term minerality didn’t appear in the most acclaimed guides, not even the Oxford Companion to

    Best of 2017: The 7-Year Niche

    Roger Morris
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    Readers of a certain age will remember Orson Welles assuring us in a 1979 TV commercial for Paul Masson – preserved on YouTube – that “we will sell no wine before its time.” But what is a wine’s time, especially a tannic red one?  When is it ready? Not surprisingly,

    What We’re Drinking – Frei Brothers “Sonoma Reserve” Zinfandel

    David Honig
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    Aromas are remarkably rich and toasty, blackberry, toasted oak, and hints of black pepper. The palate is surprisingly soft, with blackberry, black plum, leather, milk chocolate, and pepper. Tannins are smooth with barely a bite. This is fruit-forward, complex, and pillow soft. Drink with pork medallions with mushrooms. Recommended. 89
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    Best of 2017: Wine Writer Prefers Cheapest Wine over Greatest

    W. Blake Gray
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    I went to Valpolicella to learn about the region's most expensive, highly regarded wine: Amarone. Made from dried grapes, this wine is hotter than ever and the Italian press now gathers annually to taste new Amarone releases. I tagged along, hoping to discover what I have been missing. Instead, I

    What We’re Drinking – Angeline Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

    David Honig
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    Black cherry and smoke come out on the nose. On the palate, sweet black cherry and blueberry are joined by vanilla pastry. A bit of tartness comes out on the mid-palate and rolls into the finish. Simple, inexpensive, and straightforward, without the manipulation often found at this price point. Drink
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    Best of 2017: Can wine be radical?

    Simon J Woolf
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    The world seems to be shaking on its axis as it watches the new administration take a wrecking ball to the US. Not to mention forest fires destroying large tracts of the Chilean vineyard surface, and the rise of worrying post-Brexit extremism and racism all across Europe. And we narrowly missed

    What We’re Drinking – Lieb Cellars Reserve Pinot blanc

    David Honig
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    Freshly cut pears and Meyer lemon waft up from the glass. Citrus takes the lead on the palate, white grapefruit and lemon, with pear and hints of toasted hazelnut in the background. White grapefruit lingers on the finish. This is a tart, palate-cleansing wine, something to drink between bites of
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