John Brecher
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If wines were a game, Sicily's reds would be most-improved playerFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - While the weather is still cold, keep an eye out for Nero d'Avola from Sicily. For a very long time, Sicily was known as a place that made massive quantities of mediocre...
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Wait no longer than Feb. 23 to uncork that special memoryFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 23, Carolyn Pearce of Kerrville, Texas, is finally going to open a bottle of wine she calls "Nancy." It's a Corbett Canyon Chardonnay that was served at a salute...
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Chianti Classico a simple wine worth savoringJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - With cold weather here, you're probably going to need a red wine that will make everyone happy. This is it: Chianti -- but not just any Chianti, of course. "Chianti" is ...
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Muscat Canelli proves a delightDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Sometime in the next couple of months, you are going to have a big dinner with friends and family that you simply don't want to have end. Isn't it great when that happen...
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Small refrigerator a cool gift for wine loversNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - We're already receiving holiday catalogs and, because wine is suddenly hip, they include all sorts of wine-related presents that are silly, useless and often expensive. ...
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Red wines from Spanish region full of surprisesNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Small region, big tastes: Spanish reds from Ribera del Duero are full of surprises Many years ago, our tasting buddies Fred Tasker and Fred Barger were obsessed with an ...
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Look past big names for some rare, quirky surprisesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Andrew Barker grew up near Napa Valley with a wine called Charbono and still has a soft spot for it, not to mention one last bottle of Inglenook's 1968 Charbono. Ask Bar...
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