Mary Ross
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Summertime and the entertaining is much easier with refreshing winesJun 06, 2018 6:00 am - Tried-and-true recipes may be easy for summertime entertaining, but sooner or later, tried-and-true gets tired. To add new flair to your old standards, try a simple swit...
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Summertime and entertaining is much easier with refreshing cocktailsJun 06, 2018 6:00 am - Tried-and-true recipes may be easy for summertime entertaining, but sooner or later, tried-and-true gets tired. To add new flair to your old standards, try a simple swit...
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Like fine wines, Mother's advice is to drink in now, savor laterMay 09, 2018 6:00 am - I show Mom I care by incorporating her lessons into my drinking life: Mom taught me to be flexible: "Look at the dirt on the back of your neck!" For flexibility to the m...
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Discover the deep, rich wine; not too dry, but just right that only took 300 yearsFeb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Brunello di Montalcino is the wine world's overnight sensation that only took 300 years. Brunello is the grape, the "little brown one," a cousin of Sangiovese, Italy's t...
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Some creative tips for using leftover wineJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - Readers tell me all the time, "I don't know what to do with leftover wine." I feel your pain. Try as I might, it's nearly impossible for me to drink up all the good and ...
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Good wine: Toasts and quotes for nearly every occasion with accompanying wines, of courseDec 06, 2017 5:00 am - Nothing establishes your credentials as a host/hostess with the most-est or A-List guest better than a well-spoken quote. The term "toast" originated in merry olde Engla...
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Red wine drinkers embrace the benefits of blends - finallyOct 11, 2017 5:48 am - Wine pros may have been caught by surprise by America's rosé rage (see our May 17 column "Rosé by any other name …"). But regarding the popularity surge in red blends, s...
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Exploring the incongruity of Italian wines, their names and labels.Sep 27, 2017 5:57 am - The maxim: "If you're not a little confused, you're not paying attention," applies to Italy's wines. Take Italian wine labels. Italian wines may be named for a grape (su...
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Exploring the birth of American wine, rebirth of fine wines from Baja, MexicoAug 30, 2017 6:00 am - No matter how gorgeous our summer, Chicagoans know that we'll soon need an escape from winter's marrow-freezing chill. Maybe to a pristine beach? A tropical resort? Or a...
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Some extraordinary white wines to see off summerAug 15, 2017 6:00 am - If you're anything like me, you've chilled, iced, slushied and spritzed plenty of white wines this summer. But with several weeks (we hope) of hot weather left, the pala...