The world of wine has been all abuzz for the past week, following the worst spring frosts to hit the Burgundy and Loire Valley regions of France since 1982...
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Mucho Malbec for Me
In honor of Malbec World Day, your intrepid liquor reporter has been making it his mission to drink only Malbec wines for the entire month of April. Yes...
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Clamouring For Claret
Your intrepid liquor reporter was binge-watching the final season of Downton Abbey over the weekend, and noticed that the only type of wine that the Lords and...
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Grenache and Garnacha
Your intrepid liquor reporter was spelunking through the dark and dusty corners of the wine cellar recently, and came across a bottle of Grenache that I had...
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Bock To The Future
Your intrepid liquor reporter was feeling particularly pious this past March 19. No, gentle reader, not because that is the traditional feast day of Saint...
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500 Years of Beers
This is a very special month in the world of beer. April 2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, also known as the Bavarian Beer Purity Law of...
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Hopping Mad
It’s getting harder and harder for honest and hardworking boozers like your intrepid liquor reporter to catch a break. First was the chilling news of the...
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Get Your Irish On
As we lumber towards another Saint Patrick’s Day, your humble narrator contemplates all things Irish. Having drank my fill of green beer back in the...
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Peru For You
Your intrepid liquor reporter was out at one of those fancy wine tasting events recently, and came across an entire table of Peruvian wines. Now, your humble...
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Nectar Of The Gods
Everything old is new again. King Solomon told us there was nothing new under the sun. Yogi Berra told us about déjà vu all over again. The wise philosophers...