Thursday, February 12, 2015

Just in Time for Valentine's -- The Fresh Bubbles of Franciacorta

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The common knowledge of Italian sparkling wine begins and ends with two particular types of sparklers: Prosecco and Moscato. Prosecco...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Dayton Brew Ha-Ha Blends Education, Libation, and Fermentation

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Picture a science classroom with a large pot of water, held at a stable temperature, steaming away on a burner. Given supplies of mal...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey Wines

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It’s the “literally” that got me. I was shopping for Riesling the other day. In the wine store I frequent, the Rieslings are shelved ne...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Naked Vine One Hitter – Faust, Five Years’ Future

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In March 2009, I took my first spin through the  Cincinnati International Wine Festival , doing my level best to spin and sip my way through...
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Saturday, December 06, 2014

Naked Vine One-Hitter -- No Need to Rue-da Day: Naiades Rueda

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My jaunts down the Spanish aisle in the usually results in an impulse buy or two , largely because I know that I can’t go too far afield....
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Bye Bye, Black Box

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By this point in our online relationship, none of you should be surprised that I keep box wine around the house . As I've said before...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The Evolution of Apple Cider -- Calvados

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I got a Twitter follow the other day from @ilovecalvados – which immediately made me first think, “Cool, another follower” followed qu...
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