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Archive for February, 2012

California Chardonnay: Getting Better all the Time

Monday, February 27th, 2012 Tags: California Chardonnay, Chardonnay, Domestic Wine, Paul Hobbs, Peay, Shafer Winery, Walter Hansel, white wine
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Mendocino’s Anderson Valley

Monday, February 20th, 2012 Tags: Anderson Valley, Chardonnay, Domestic Wine, Gewurztraminer, Goldeneye Winery, Husch Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Roederer Estate, white wine
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It’s made from what?

Monday, February 13th, 2012 Tags: Albert Mann, Austrian Wine, Auxerrois, Beck Zweigelt, Bisceglia, Cambiata Albariño, Cesanese, Charbono, Colle Ticchio Cesanese, Hondarrabi Zuri, hungarian wine, Irsai Oliver, Italian wine, Matyas Szoke, organic wine, Pelaverga, Red Wine, Spanish Wine, Vestini Campagnano, white wine
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Valentine Bubbles

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 Tags: brut, Camille Saves, Champagne, Henriot Brut Souverain
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