Mary Ross
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'Seas' the oyster varieties at Oyster Bah in ChicagoSep 07, 2016 11:00 pm -
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'Seas' the oyster varieties at Oyster Bah in ChicagoJul 27, 2016 6:00 am - “American oysters differ as much as American people,” wrote M.F.K. Fisher in Consider the Oyster (1941). There's the plump Pickering Pass from Washington's State, the pe...
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Italian white wine's journey to prominence in the U.S.Jun 29, 2016 6:00 am - Vini bianchi (Italian white wine) has had a journey of several centuries in the U.S. since the mid-1900s. Once, Italy's most important exports to the States were Chianti...
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Racy whites for summer provide a pop of acidityMay 30, 2016 6:00 am - Like Eskimos and snow, wine geeks have plenty of words for acidity. There's tart (a positive descriptor) and sour (negative). There's crisp (like green apples) and lemo...
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Syrah of E. Guigal goes with anything you throw on the grillMay 25, 2016 6:00 am - Of all the red wines in the world, Syrah is one of the reddest. These are gnash-and-tear wines to pair with my kinda town Chicago-style steak, chops, sausage and anythin...
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Good wine: A family affair — Benziger family wineryApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - You may not know the name Benziger. You may not recognize Glen Ellen, the family's first wine label. But odds are strong you know chardonnay, the grape that the Benziger...
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Dry rose the darling of sommeliers, journalists and wine loversMar 16, 2016 6:00 am - Wine professionals have causes like everyone else. In the 1970s, we rallied around pinot noir. By 2004, the buzz got pinot noir its own movie, sales exploded (see marke...
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How to pick a wine to warm winter mealsFeb 10, 2016 4:00 am - The surest antidote to winter's sting is a luxurious meal, to warm through and through body and soul. For those craving the high-priced spread, Chicagoland's be-starred...
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A match made in culinary heaven — wine and cheeseDec 29, 2015 4:00 pm - Not long ago, cheese in America was sliced onto rye, melted into macaroni or hermetically sealed with crackers in plastic snack-packs. Today, artisan cheeses from throug...
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A holiday shopping list for wine loversNov 26, 2015 5:00 am - We're #1! Good work, American wine lovers; again, we have crushed contenders France, Germany and Italy in volume of wine consumed, (according to International Wine & Spi...