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CHRIS PRIMUS… WINE MAKER, SAN JUAN VINEYARDS, “I WANT MY WINES TO BE HONEST.”

“I want my wines to be honest”, seemed to be a recurring theme as I interviewed Chris Primus, wine maker and vineyard manager at San Juan Vineyards on San Juan Island, Washington State. From the first time I talked seriously … Continue reading →

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STAN’S PICK FOR JUNE 2013…

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WORD OF THE DAY… NERVY.

I like the word “nervy” as a wine descriptor, and I really don’t use it enough. But what is a wine writer trying to convey when using this word in relation to wine? Nervy: In the dictionary, the word can … Continue reading →

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WORD OF THE DAY… MUSCULAR.

Big guns (biceps), well-developed pecks or defined quads… These are some of the things that come to mind when we use the word muscular. There is freakish muscular, like some of the body builders you see in muscle magazines. There … Continue reading →

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