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The Seventh Day of Christmas is New Year's Eve: Let's Make It French

The Sixth Day of Christmas: A Stunner from Russian River Valley

The Fifth Day of Christmas: A Charming Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Extra Rosé

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The Fourth Day of Christmas: A Charming "Farmer" Brut Rosé Champagne

The Third Day of Christmas: An Eloquent Italian from Trento

The Second Day of Christmas: A Brut Rosé from Oregon

The First Day of Christmas: A reasonably priced vintage champagne

All the "12 Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine," Updated, 2007 to 2014

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Roster of Reds from Argentina and Chile, Focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec

Wise Men and Women Bear Gifts of Port

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Red Wines of Santa Rita

Chêne Bleu, a World-Class Estate in the Making in Vaucluse

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Weekend Wine Notes: Decent Quaffs and Great Bargains

Whither Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Part V: Michael Mondavi 10 Years On

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir VIII: Landmark Overlook

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Weekend Wine Notes: Now That We Don't Have to Worry about Thanksgiving, Here Are Reviews of a Dozen Diverse Wines

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Le Beaujolais Nouveau est -- inevitably -- arrivé!

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Part IV: Phifer Pavitt Wines

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We Can All Use a Respite

Tasting Montefalco Sagrantino and Rosso

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Weekend Wine Notes: Five Wild Red Blends

Pinot Noir & Chardonnay VII: Cornerstone Cellars Willamette Valley

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Weekend Wine Notes: 15 Sauvignon Blancs

Whither Napa Valley Cabernet? Part III: Cakebread Cellars

Pinot Noir & Chardonnay VI: FEL Wines

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Pinot Noir & Chardonnay V: Kosta Browne Winery

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A Grant Eddie Retrospective

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Weekend Wine Notes: Bargain-Priced White Wines (and One Rosé) from Kysela Pere et Fils

Whither Napa Valley Cabernet, Part II: Newton Vineyard

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Whither Napa Valley Cabernet? Part I: Six Reviews

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Weekend Wine Notes: 12 Wines I Should Have Written about Weeks or Months Ago

Great Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir from Blair Estate

Two Affordable Red Wines from AXA Millesimes

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Weekend Wine Notes: An Eclectic Plethora of French and Californian Rosés

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay IV: Three Sticks Wines

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay III: Robert Mondavi Reserve

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Inama: Soave Is as Soave Does

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The Lodi Native Project: Mokelumne River

Six Reds from Austrian Winemaker Gerhard Pittnauer

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay II: Inman Family Wines

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Spicy, Savory Whites

Fifty Wines That Shaped My Palate, 1984-2014

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Pinot Noir & Chardonnay I: Gallegos Wines

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How Dolce It Is: 2007, 06, 05, 04

A Pair of Côtes de Provence Rosés with a Charming Story

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Weekend Wine Notes: A bouquet of rosés and a few thorns

A Rosé by Any Other Name ....

A Renaissance at Renaissance? Part III: My Perspective

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Two Pinot Noirs from "The Little One"

Jamieson vs Jameson: Let's Hear It for the Little Guy

The Impulse to Title This Post "Have Some Madeira, My Dear" Is Irresisitible

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Weekend Wine Notes: 10 Under $20

A Renaissance for Renaissance? Part II: The White Wines

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My 30th Anniversary of Writing about Wine

Damn, This Was Good! Eyrie Original Vines Reserve Pinot Gris 2012 and Smoked Salmon

A Visit to Clos Saron and Gideon Beinstock

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A Renaissance for Renaissance? Part I: The Cabernet-Based Reds...

Brad and Angelina Made a Wine

The Best Wines I Tasted in the High Plains of Texas

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Weekend Wine Notes: 21 California Chardonnays, The Good, the Bad, and the Rest of It

A Splendid Quartet from Two Shepherds

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You Could Do Worse than Spend the Summer Drinking Crémant d'Alsace

The Syrahs of Tin Barn Vineyards

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Case of Summer Whites

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McPherson Cellars: Mediterranean Grapes in the Texas High Plains

The Sauvignon Blancs of Cornerstone Cellars

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Weekend Wine Notes: Eight Pinot Noirs from California

Idlewild Wines: Worth a Search

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A Tale of Two Cabs

Weekend Wine Notes: Decent Quaffs

Too Limited to Be the Real Wine of the Week, But What the Hell...

High Plains Drifting

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Bubbles for Moms

Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana: A Great Manzanilla Sherry

Misterra: Mystery or Mistake?

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Weekend Wine Notes: Eight Italian White Wines

What the Heck Does "NV" Mean, Anyway?

Taking the Wine with You

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You Have to Prioritize

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Nicolas Palazzi's Spanish Brandy and Rum

Weekend Wine Notes: 12 Pizza and Burger Wines

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Rosés

Two Splendid Gewürztraminers from Elena Walch

Can 200 Feet Make a Difference?

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Excellent Reds

Wine and Memory

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A New Favorite Cabernet Sauvignon ...

Weekend Wine Notes: Two Excellent Rosés to Put Some Spring in Your Palate

Wine and Decadence

Yes, Virginia, There Are 248 Wineries in Virginia; Here's One

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Excellent Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs

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Lyle Fass and the New Paradigm

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Discovering Fields Family Wines

Weekend Wine Notes: There Is No End to the Making of California Cabernet, Part Two

The Clean, Well-Lighted Places of Alois Lageder

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Weekend Wine Notes: There Is No End to the Making of Cabernet in California: Here Are Nine

Three Single-Vineyard 2011 Zinfandels from Ravenswood

Damn, This Was Good! (#Whatever): Smoked Catfish and Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé 2011

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A Great Sangiovese from Villa Ragazzi

A Clutch of Brut Rosés

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The Fetzer Boys Make Pinot Noir

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Weekend Wine Notes: Some Robust Reds for Super Bowl Sunday

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Weekend Wine Notes: Six Aromatic Whites

d'Arenberg's Single-Vineyard Shiraz Wines for 2010

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Weekend Wine Notes: A Passel of Pinots

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(Late) Weekend Wine Notes: Eight Wines I Meant to Review before the Turn of the Year

25 Excellent Wines, $20 and Under

50 Great Wines of 2013

The Twelfth Day of Christmas: Where Are Those Wise Men?

The 11th Day of Christmas: Antica Fratta Essence Brut 2007

The 10th Day of Christmas: Chandon 40th Anniversary Cuvée Rosé

The Ninth Day of Christmas: A Highly Individual Champagne

The Eighth Day of Christmas: New Year's Day