September 2009

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A Wine Lover’s Weekly Guide To $10 Wines – A California Merlot

s article I report on several food pairings for a California red wine. The selected wine is a Merlot grown somewhere in California and vinified by the E. & J. Gallo Winery, a very high volume producer. Merlot grapes probably originated in Bordeaux, France. I don’t think anyone is going to expect Bordeaux quality at [...]

I Love German Wine and Food – a Riesling From the Mosel

If you hankering for fine German wine and food, why not consider the Mosel region of central western Germany on the border of Luxembourg? While I can’t guarantee that you’ll find a bargain, I know you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Riesling tasted with several [...]