Tag: wine chat
member name: David C.
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July 02, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
Enjoying a grilled feast with friends and family is right up there with fireworks as a Fourth of July tradition. Sure, some people will choose lemonade or beer to accompany their Fourth cookout. . . .
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September 15, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
Yes, great wine can be had for $11 per bottle. Finding good wines on a modest budget is a challenge I enjoy. So when on my most recent visit to the local wine ship I left armed with among . . .
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September 25, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
Despite the news that a case of wine recently sold for over $20,000 per bottle, good wine can be had without breaking the bank! The previous edition of Wine Chat focused on how to approach shopping . . .
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June 17, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
If you like to try new cheeses, I definitely would encourage you to try Manchego with Rosemary. This Spanish cheese, which I picked up at Whole Foods, has a rich creamy texture. Encrusted with . . .
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July 19, 2007 08:46 PM EDT --
Last night, for Jodi's special birthday treat, we headed to No. 9 Park. This restaurant, overlooking Boston's Beacon Hill, is one of the top restaurants in the area. The seven course . . .
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October 30, 2007 09:55 PM EDT --
OK, so Halloween themes are the thing here in late October. But I couldn't bring myself to do a "Halloween Candy Wine Pairing" article, so this article doesn't have much to do . . .
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January 10, 2008 08:42 PM EST --
Now, I was pretty methodical in coming up with my Wine Chat Best Wines of 2007 List . I picked my favorite 11 wines of 2007, not factoring in price. But as I was going through my articles . . .
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April 19, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
I'd heard enough about the value of decanting certain wines to put a decanter on my wish list, though I was skeptical about how much of a difference it would make. Then a friend sent me a . . .
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March 22, 2008 07:14 AM EDT --
Seems like I just finished my St. Pat's Day beer in a green bottle and Easter is just about here. I'm afraid I haven't had the time to do the thorough wine research I did to recommend . . .
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November 12, 2007 08:15 PM EST --
Thanksgiving can daunting food holiday in many ways. It's not for the faint of heart--cooking turkey right so it's not dried out, marshalling the energy to prepare all those obligatory . . .
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February 10, 2008 06:25 PM EST --
The Parmigiano Crusted Rigatoni with Cauliflower and Prosciutto I made last night from the February Food & Wine called for a cherry-rich red blend. I didn't have their suggested bottle on . . .
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July 22, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The temperature and humidity have been rising here in Boston. Sure, there are other ways to cool off. Head to the beach, jump in a pool or stay in air-conditioned spots. But . . .
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October 21, 2007 08:52 AM EDT --
I had dabbled in Spanish wine enough to know the country was a good source of wine values. But I hadn't gone too much beyond Rioja and an occasional Garnacha, and wanted to learn more. . . .
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December 23, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
Nothing says "celebration" like the poof! of a bottle of champagne followed by its gently rising mist. Whether it's to ring in the New Year or simply to make an every . . .
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May 24, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
With well over 1,000 wine grape varietals in Italy, I was due to get beyond the usual Italian wine suspects here in the U.S.. such as chianti and pinot grigio. Italian wines are made to go . . .
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June 05, 2008 07:16 AM EDT --
Part 2 of this Tour of Italy's wines takes us to the extremes of the peninsula--the northeast region near Venice, then on to the south for a taste of Sicily and Puglia.
We spent our honeymoon . . .
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July 13, 2008 03:02 PM EDT --
As a Father's Day treat, my wife encouraged me to go pick out a splurge bottle of wine. OK, this didn't require too much convincing. So the next time I was in a wine shop, with the . . .
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November 26, 2007 08:51 PM EST --
I first tasted the 2005 Number One Berberana Tempranillo during our Spanish wine & tapas party earlier this fall, and it got a bit lost in the shuffle. But when I realized upon having . . .
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June 10, 2008 07:09 AM EDT --
Up until recently I thought almost exclusively of red wine coming from the Rhone. But two tastings at Boston's Au'jourdhui restaurant turned me on to the wonderful whites that . . .
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January 15, 2009 07:26 PM EST --
Despite seven years of French in school, I could barely make my way around France when I finally had a chance to put the coursework to the test after college. So I've resigned myself to being . . .
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