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The Seventh Day of Christmas: A Selection of Bubbles for New Year's Eve

The Sixth Day of Christmas: A Beautiful Blanc de Blancs Champagne

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Weekend Wine Notes: Nickel & Nickel Cabernets 2010 and 2009

The Fifth Day of Christmas: Montenisa Franciacorta

The Fourth Day of Christmas: Back to Champagne

The Third Day of Christmas: A Vintage-Dated Cava

The Second Day of Christmas Brings a Great Champagne

The First Day of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine Starts Now...

Tomorrow is Christmas Day, Thus Launching the "Twelve Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine"

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The First California Wine of 2013 (that I know of)

Weekend Wine Notes: Riesling and Pinot Gris from Oregon

Two Pinot Noirs from CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs

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The Question Is, To Cider or Not to Cider?

Three Nifty Red Wines to Warm Your Little Hearts

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Damn! This Was Good! No. 31

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Weekend Wine Notes: The Thanksgiving Wines

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Baker's Dozen of Argentine Malbecs

A Range of Pinot Noirs from Black Kite Cellars

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Robert Turner Wines Cabernet Franc: Such Purity Is Rare and Costly

An Unusual Wine for Thanksgiving

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Weekend Wine Notes: California Cabernet Sauvignon

Recent Releases from Schramsberg

Two Charming Italian White Wines

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Weekend Wine Notes: Three Zinfandel Producers

Distinctive Pinot Noir from Laetitia Vineyards and Winery

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Weekend Wine Notes: Eight Crisp and Savory Whites

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Exemplary Pinot Noirs from Calera Wine Company

(Retroactive) Wine of the Week

Wine of the (Mid)Week

Weekend Wine Notes: A Case of Whites and Rosés

Kathleen Inman's Pinot Noirs (and other wines)

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Weekend Wine Notes: Seven More Napa Valley Cabernets, Mainly 2010

Old-School California Cabernet XXI: BV Georges De Latour Private Reserve 2009

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Case of Napa Valley Cabernets, Mostly 2010

Renaissance Granite Crown 2005: Some Kind of Perfection

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Damn, This Was Good! No. 30

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Italian Wine Week Continues: Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico Riserva

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Bargain Italians

Italian Wine Week Continues: Allegrini Valpolicella 2012

Not to Oversell This Little Red Italian Quaffer ...

Damn, This Was Good! No. 30: Manincor Réserve della Contessa 2010

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Case of California Pinot Noirs

Three Delightful White Wines from Portugal

Three from Bonny Doon

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Weekend Wine Notes: 10 Red Wines, $12 to $25

Root Beer Chronicle Continues: Bundaberg

Three from Elyse Winery

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Weekend Wine Notes: 16 California Chardonnays, 2010 and 2011 (Gack!)

Three from Chateau de Sours

Three from Donelan Family Wines

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Weekend Wine Notes: The Sunday Edition

Ann Colgin and Colgin Cellars IX Estate Red Wine, 2009 to 2005

Damn, This Was Good! No. 29

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Sonoma County: A Tale of Two Rosés

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Weekend Wine Sips: 12 Recently Tasted Wines

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The Adventure of L'Aventure

Weekend Wine Sips: Rosés & Sauvignon Blancs

Five Rieslings from Frankland Estate

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Weekend Wine Sips: Loire, Three Whites & a Rosé

A Bit Behind the Curve on These Wines But Man Enough to Admit It ...

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Albariño, Here I Come ....

A Third Win for BTYH

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Weekend Wine Sips: 12 California Chardonnays 2011, '10, '09: Mostly Hits, a Few Misses

Damn, This Was Good! No. 28: Shrimp Pasta & Luna Nuda Pinot Grigio 2011

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World-Class Shiraz from Shirvington in McLaren Vale

Weekend Wine Sips: 12 Excellent Wines... This Must Be Your Lucky Day!

White Wines from 09 are Fine

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Weekend Wine Sips: Let the Grilling Season Begin!

World-Class Shiraz from Kay Brothers in McLaren Vale

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A Finalist Again!

Sweet, Lovely, Rare

Wine of the Week: Two Takes on Grenache

Weekend Wine Sips: Eight Whites for Spring and Summer, each from a different region

Not Fraternity or Liberty, But Equality Is Equally Important

Damn, This Was Good, #27: Fish Tacos and Riesling Spätlese

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David Ramey Wine Cellars: Six Chardonnays of 2010

Weekend Wine Sips: Tablas Creek Vineyard

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Sean Thackrey's Andromeda Pinot Noir 2006

The Wines of Holman Ranch, Carmel Valley

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DAOU Vineyards & Winery: A Prelude to Paso Robles

I'll Take the Pepper, Please, and Make It Green; or, What's Often Missing in Cabernet Sauvignon

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Weekend Wine Sips: Nine Reds from Spain and Portugal

Pairs of Great Wines: Dunstan Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2010

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Weekend Wine Sips: Some of Morgan Winery's Santa Lucia Highlands Pinots Noirs, 2007-2010

A "Lambrusco" from Provence-Alps Côte d'Azur

Damn, This Was Good! No. 26: Our Recent Pizza and a Zinfandel from Gary Farrell

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Möet & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut 2004

Drouhin Vaudon Chablis: Some '09s and '10s

Disappointing Herons

Damn, This Was Good! No. 25: English Pea and Shiitake Risotto & Paul Blanck Pinot Blanc 2011

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Weekend Wine Sips: 10 California, 2 Oregon

Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

Wine May Be Fine But Beer May Be Better

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Did I Like the Wine I Ordered Online?

Weekend Wine Sips: French Whites

No Reins on This Halter

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Weekend Wine Sips: 12 California Pinot Noirs, A Gamut of Styles

Txakolina and Idiazabal

Damn, This Was Good! No. 24: Grgich-Hills Fumé Blanc & Salade Lyonnaise

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Weekend Wine Sips: I'm Not Superstitious, So Here Are 13 Cabernet Sauvignons ...

Five Pinots from Yamhill-Carlton

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Weekend Wine Sips: Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Castello di Amorosa: Not Just Any Old Pile of Stones

Wine and Dance

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Weekend Wine Sips: A Little o' This, A Little o' That

Pine Ridge Single District Cabernets for 2009

A Clutch of Brut Rosés for Valentine's

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Weekend Wine Sips

Cookbooks and Wine Recs

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Weekend Wine Sips: Kick-Ass Super Bowl Reds

Damn, This Was Good! No. 23: Bittman and Mondavi

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Weekend Wine Sips: A Whiter Shade

To Oak or Not to Oak ...

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Weekend Wine Sips: California Reds

How Small Is It?

Damn, This Was Good! No. 22: Recent Wines & Cooking with Mark Bittman

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Weekend Wine Sips: "Have a Super Sparkly Day!"

25 Great Wine Bargains of 2012

50 Great Wines of 2012

The Twelfth Day of Christmas Means Twelfth Night, and our revels now have ended ...

The 11th Day of Christmas Belongs to Vintage Chandon

The Tenth Day of Christmas: This Is Special...

The Ninth Day of Christmas Features a Lovely Champagne from Henriot

The Eighth Day of Christmas Belongs to Vintage J