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    2006 HellBent

    Kathleen Rake
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    This medium-bodied bottle of wine delivered with plenty of ripe fruit. But it wasn't nearly as jammy or plummy as I had expected; instead, it was juicy with dark berries, cassis and yummy pepper. The finish, while not terribly long,-read more-

    The Trials and Tribulations of Australian Wine Game

    Robert Rees
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    There is little doubt that the Australian winegrower has had a tough time of it lately. If it’s not climate change playing havoc with the ripening cycles and rain fall averages, it’s the strength of the Aussie dollar relative to-read more-

    2007 La Posta Cocina Blend

    Thea Dwelle
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    The Cocina Blend is literally “The Kitchen Blend”, almost everything but the kitchen sink in theory. I tasted this as a media tasting presented by VineConnections, a local importer that specialized in Argentinian wines. Bonarda what Argentina calls Charbano, adds-read more-

    2007 Curran Grenache Gris Rose

    Thea Dwelle
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    This wine is the most beautiful dark salmon-colored rosé. This wine is produced from the Grenache Gris grape, which is one of the few "pink" grapes. This crisp rose had a ton of tropical fruit and melon flavors, with a-read more-

    2005 BearBoat Pinot Noir

    David Honig
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    The palate opens with a tsunami of unsweetened red fruit, cranberries and wild strawberries and cherries, along with some marjoram and sage. Some cocoa and black tea appear on the mid-palate. Tannins are firm and acids sharp at first, but-read more-

    The FTC, Bloggers, and Free Samples

    David Honig
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    There has been much ado in the blogosphere, of late, in response to the Federal Trade Commission's press release announcing its Final Guidelines Governing Endorsements, Testimonials. The press release, the one document most bloggers have seen, seems to indicate that-read more-

    When Is Wine Ready?

    Adam Japko
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    To age or not to age? With wine, the question is hardly simple—the complications are practically countless, and the risk/reward quotient naturally intensifies over time. Personal taste, of course, is akey to determining if one should even be holding wines for the-read more-

    2004 Bressan Schioppettino

    Richard Auffrey
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    Schioppettino is also known as Ribolla Nera. It had an explosive flavor, very concentrated dark berry flavors and elements of cigar box. Definitely a wine for wild game or steak. WHO Bressan WHAT Schiopettino (Ribolla Nera) WHEN 2004 WHERE Italy,-read more-
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