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Planning a Cellar: Birth-year Wines

Thursday, January 31st, 2013 Tags: Altare Barolo, birth year wine, Brunello di Montalcino, cain, Cascina Francia, cellar wines, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, Chateau Montelena estate, Chateau Montrose, Chevillon Nuits St Georges, Far Niente Cabernet, Fonseca, Forman Cabernet, Giacomo Conterno Barolo, Heitz Cabernet, Joseph Voillot Pommard, Keever Cabernet, Leonetti Reserve, Michel Gros Vosne Romanee, Philippe Colin Chevalier Montrachet, Pierre Gelin Fixin, Pride Cabernet, Quinta do Noval, Ridge Monte Bello, robert mondavi reserve, Vietti Barolo, Warre’s Port
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Common Questions in the Wine Trade: Part II

Thursday, March 29th, 2012 Tags: Madeira, port, sherry, storing wine
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A Visit from Rupert Symington

Friday, March 23rd, 2012 Tags: Chryseia, Douro, Portuguese wine, Post Scriptum, Rupert Symington, Symington Family Estates
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Valentine’s Day: Pairings with Chocolate

Friday, January 27th, 2012 Tags: beer, chocolate, fortified wine, moscato d'asti, port, porter, sparkling wine, stout
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How to Cure Scurvy

Sunday, January 15th, 2012 Tags: Boston Bual, Charleston Sercial, fortified wine, Madeira, New York Malmsey, Rare Wine Co., Rare Wine Company, Savannah Vedelho, wine
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