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What’s on my mind and how I feel about it.

PRICE…SCORES…WHAT’S A CONSUMER TO DO?

Sometimes I feel sorry for the wine consumer who is faced with all the rhetoric being thrown out there by wine writers and bloggers. For instance, take the subject of scoring wines. This has to be one of the favorite … Continue reading

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LET’S EVEN THE SCORE…

Even though I have written several articles on the subject of scoring wines, this particular article is personal. I think I need to express why I score a wine, not why Stephen Tanzer or The Wine Spectator or The Wine … Continue reading

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PARKER SENDS JAY WALKING…MAYBE.

I have been telling my friends for the last eight months that Dr. Jay Miller would be parting ways with the Wine Advocate. Well what do you know, it happened …http://bit.ly/vy1ehF. Did Mr. Parker ask him to leave after the … Continue reading

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FROM THE SOIL TO YOUR GLASS, THE UNIQUE APPELLATIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE.

I was struck with a sort of awe as the bus pulled up to the famous DuBrul Vineyards in Washington State. I had heard of this land over and over again in my career as a wine guy. Many excellent … Continue reading

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