23 Jul Trendy Wine Labels – Confessions of a Sucker

Posted at 15:33h in Palate: Thoughts

By Fayeruz Barbari My fiance and I were running late for a dinner. We never show up to dinner parties empty-handed, and if we arrived empty handed and late? That's just tacky. We dashed into a store to pick up a bottle of wine. The shelves...

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23 Jul Madeira Wine

Posted at 15:29h in Palate: Thoughts

By Pete Jordon I was thinking of legendary wines the other day and entertaining thoughts of herbs, raisins, caramels, oily nuts, toffee and other tastes and scents of the season and how they all come together in a fine bottle of Madeira wine. This mood and...

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23 Jul Summer Solstice

Posted at 15:27h in Palate: Thoughts

By Tre Gibbs As the days grow longer and warmer, as spring's initial beams of hope metamorphose into summer's glorious promise, one not need look any further than our wine cellars and CD collections to truly celebrate the wonderful season that's waxing it's way into our...

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