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What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 34)

The classic question remains: What do you pair with oysters? This is the kind of dilemma I’m willing to face repeatedly in the name of scholarship.

California: Love, Chaos, and Wine

I swear, there are times I want to make the people who run the place stand in a corner for an extended timeout.

What Wines Pair with Writing?

I'm a bit of a Hemingway aficionado, and the fact that he and The Wineaux Guy™ have somewhat of a physical resemblance is a coincidence. Mostly.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 33)

Each of these wines is extraordinary, but acquiring them may require choosing between buying a case or paying the mortgage.

My New Summer Wine

This year, it's been Sauvignon Blanc. Which, until now, has almost never been regularly on my radar.
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Wine Clubs 101: Clubs and Beyond

If you love wine - and you do, otherwise, why would you be here - joining a wine club is a great way to discover bottles you might not pick for yourself

What Wine Pairs with Elections?

I couldn’t exactly “pair” a wine with voting since that’s illegal, and I’ve heard they don’t serve wine behind bars. No Bueno.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 31)

Identifying my 99 wines has proven more difficult than writing about them. The upside is the memories of the bottles and, more importantly, the people with whom I shared them.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 30)

Each of the wines described in this article is a limited-production artisanal California wine with a sterling reputation. 

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 29)

My wine group and I participated in Saturday morning ritual tastings at Marché Bacchus Bistro and Wine Shop before the COVID pandemic. We irreverently referred to those gatherings as “going to church.”

Hearthstone’s Back, Baby!

I was among the dedicated horde of enthusiasts who cheered the news that Hearthstone was reopening at Red Rock Casino. And although it took...
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