..Good wines are a delight, and that’s what we each hope for as we sit down at our monthly Wine Council meetings. Just six to eight lovers of wine looking for an evening of “pleasurable and memorable.” Great wines imprint on our memory, a tattoo for the senses in some respects. It’s the best we can hope for, and it happened for me as follows…
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…Read on to find out our favorite Bordeaux’s and the dishes that best paired with them. Then you should get out from behind your computer and run to your local wine store to grab a bunch of them…
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At my last *Occasional Wine Council (OWC) meeting (five wine writers, one consumer) we reviewed six Tin Roof Cellar wines: two whites, four reds. Out of the six wines, the group felt that we had tasted some of the market’s best value wines under the $12 mark…
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Each taster is assigned a wine. They are asked to bring a dish to share with the group based on that wine. Classic Champagne food pairings are always fabulous…
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…When I visited Laguna Canyon Winery (Laguna Beach, CA) a year ago, I couldn’t get them out of my mind. The wines I tasted were special, the owners were passionate and articulate, and their brands were just plain engaging. Just a few months ago I received some promotional material from the owners and I immediately sent them back a note asking for samples for my wine council. It wasn’t long until 6 beauties arrived at my door. As it turned out, that was a very good thing…

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