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The Wine Trials 2010

Last year kicked off the first edition of the Wine Trials, about which I wrote in my post here. This year, the editorial staff revved up an even more qualified group of wine lovers across all relevant walks of life, from sommeliers to restaurant owners, and came up with this year’s The Wine Trials 2010: [...]

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Jamie and Mike Make It Official

The reason for the lack of recent updates has been the planning and celebration of our recent wedding, followed by two remarkable honeymoons. OurĀ  wedding was a beautiful affair, a simple, heartfelt, spiritual ceremony presided over by the amiable Reverend Keith Gugliuzza, and attended by 45 of Jamie’s and my closest friends and family.

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Wine Critics – Parasites or Prophets?

Vinography.com led with an edgy piece, featuring a great photo yesterday pointing out the writing of Jancis Robinson, who speaking recently in Ronda, Spain, proclaimed that wine critics were parasites. In an article appearing on Decanter.com, she is quoted as saying: “We must always remember that we are parasites on the business of winemaking.”

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