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What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 10)

What was I willing to do for limitless access to 100-point wines? The answer was… anything.

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Armenia at Ada’s!

The addition of a year in oak gives the same grape more of a Malbec-esque or Syrah-like character (yeah, I know they're different, but work with me here).

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2015 Parrish Cabernet Sauvignon – A (Weeping) Review

Before I tell you about the wine, let me share a little history, sprinkled generously with my unasked-for opinions.

CWAS® – What’s That?

I'm less patient with people, and I figure that dumping a decanter of an awesome wine onto an unruly "Karen" type customer would mean an immediate end to my wine service career.

Central Coast, Paso Robles, and More!

I remember one day tasting about 65 wines. Yes. Tasting. Not drinking. And my budget died. What can I say? The wines were spectacular, and I simply had to have them!

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Celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month – Bourbon Curious

September is, through an act of the United States Congress in 2007, National Bourbon Heritage Month. Along with wine and other regular articles, I...

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What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 10)

What was I willing to do for limitless access to 100-point wines? The answer was… anything.

What Are Your 99 Wines (Part 9)

Their eyes remained closed for what seemed like an eternity as they rolled the wine over their palates.

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Spit or Swallow? A Tale of Two Sexes.

As I have discussed on several occasions with friends, guys naturally learn icky stuff. Who can hock a loogie the furthest? Who can most legibly write one's name in the snow? Who can flamethrow lit flatulence the furthest?

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A (Very) Short Treatise on Kosher Wines

Back when I was at legal-ish drinking age, a couple of girlfriends and I would meet in one of our basements and bring our bottles of Manischewitz to drink.