Mary Ross
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Wine tasting goes beyond swirlingApr 01, 2020 6:00 am - Note: This column was previously published in the Daily Herald in 2005. Here in the Chicago metro area we will enjoy 70 percent of our annual wine consumption from now u...
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Regular wine tasting helps to fine-tune the palateApr 01, 2020 6:00 am - Note: This is from a column published in the Daily Herald on Dec. 17, 1997. People ask me all the time, “What's the best way to learn about wine?” The answer: Taste, tas...
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Sparkling wines perfect for celebrating Valentine's DayFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Sparkling wine, what's not to love? It plays well with other beverages as the base for famous (and infamous cocktails), can turn any event (Tuesday laundry, for instance...
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Celebrating what's old is new again in America's wine historyJan 15, 2020 5:04 am - We Americans are always on the lookout for something new, American wine drinkers included. Internationally, wine lovers stick to time-tested labels, produced not far fro...
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It's time to listen to the word of Willamette Valley's ChardonnaysDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - You know how you can listen to someone for years, then realize that you haven't heard what they've been saying? Ever since I was a young Portland sommelier in the 1980s,...
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Enjoy getting to know the Spanish custom of aging its winesNov 13, 2019 5:03 am - It takes patience, along with something else that's in short supply these days, to gently ease a red wine into maturity and that's adequate storage. No one in my acquain...
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Some surprise wine standouts found in cansAug 07, 2019 6:00 am - Wine packaging made headlines recently. No less than U.S. Senator of New York Chuck Schumer arguing that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau reduce restrictions...
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Moët & Chandon keeps on sparkling - 300 years & countingJul 23, 2019 6:00 am - This has been updated with the correct distributor of Ross' choice. Many business owners know the challenge of building a company to the top rung of their industry....
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Celebrate with bold, Syrah, A Chicago-Style WineJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Here's what I don't like about Syrah: It's big, it's bold. The sun-loving grape translates extreme ripeness into a wallop of alcohol, often 15% and higher. Its gnash-and...
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Wines worthy of the price if you choose bottles by the labelsMay 29, 2019 6:00 am - “Tasting with the eyes” is a phenom familiar to all fine wine merchants. We can wax profound with our customers, discussing wine flavor, production techniques, food comp...