Mary Ross
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Pairing wines with food: The fun part is tasting all the mixing and matchingAug 09, 2024 9:30 am - Good wine’s Mary Ross shares some tips on pairing wines with food, which she uses in her classes at The Chopping Block Lincoln Square.
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Enjoy some of these refreshing reds for summerJul 08, 2024 11:29 am - Good wine’s Mary Ross looks for fruit, complexity, tannin and chill-ability in red wines for summer. Here she shares some favorites.
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Learn to love the American wines of the SouthJun 04, 2024 6:00 am - Good Wine’s Mary Ross offers some history of American wines and some tasty wines to look for at your local wine merchant.
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Talking about Cabernet Franc, genetic father of wine we’ll drink tonightMay 12, 2024 4:05 pm - The first guideline for pairing wine and food — and the easiest — is to find familiar flavors. Good Wine’s Mary Ross starts the lesson with Cabernet Franc, the genetic father of Cabernet Sauvignon, the world’s most popular red wine.
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Good wine: Why it’s great to be a wine buyer in the Chicago areaApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - Buying local is a big deal, judging by the Reader’s “Best of Chicago 2023” poll. But when I ask folks “Where do you shop for wine?” their reply is often “Online.” What’s up with that?
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Gifts for wine enthusiasts from newbies to prosDec 06, 2023 5:00 am - As a budding sommelier, I loved receiving wine-tchotchke gifts. Now, with enough grape-shaped earrings to last a lifetime, I'm happy to receive practical gifts that I us...
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A look back at Carmenere's past and a look to its futureNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - "Now" is a provocative marketing term as in "What's the best wine to drink now?" The thing is, with wine, there's a whole lot of "then." And uniquely, with Carmenere, be...
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It's a joy to discover new flavors for fall and the holidaysOct 04, 2023 6:00 am - Now that Chicagoland's wine trade is in its busiest wine-buying season, preparing for your busiest wine-buying season, everyone may be interested in new wines with new f...
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Creative ways to use boxed red wine beyond drinking itSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - Schlepping has got to be everyone's least favorite idea of a good time when it comes to outdoor dining, and wine is a prime offender. In standard packaging, wine is heav...
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How to drink wine like a European, or like meAug 02, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This column was first published on Nov. 21, 2005. When folks learn how much wine Europeans drink compared to most Americans, they're astounded. (In 2020, ...