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LET’S TALK DIRT… THE DEBATE ABOUT TERROIR RAGES ON.

I just read a very well written article by Erika Szymanski that was posted on Palate Press. It is of course about terroir. Now I’m reasonably sure when the French came up with this word, they were not interested in … Continue reading

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WORD OF THE DAY… SILKY.

Buy wine online at Wine Chateau. Up until I was around 24 years old, I loved to rub my fingers across the silky edge of a blanket. Something about it was therapeutic and to be honest, it put me in … Continue reading

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WORD OF THE DAY… JAMMY.

I’ve gotten a bit of flak for using this term when describing a wine. In fact, I was at a wine tasting event that I put on, and one of the folks in my wine group said…”I think only you … Continue reading

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WORD OF THE DAY… MID-PALATE.

I know, it’s actually two words but like most wine writers I use it as one word. It is a term I use often and is actually a shortened form of the term middle palate. Some writers probably think using … Continue reading

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