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Georgian Wines

Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 Wine Tasting

I mentioned Georgian Wine House after the DC Sip & Twit Event and managed to get a couple of people to talk to me about Georgian Wines.First, a little background: Wine has been made in Georgia for over 7,000 years, there are more than 70 thousand hectares under vine spread across five viniculture regions: Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and the Black Sea Coast.Russia has long been the

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Cabernet and Chocolate Tasting at Breaux

Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 Wine Tasting

I am introducing a new feature to CellarBlog today: video interviews. I've always contended that people read this blog not for my opinions but to know what experts think. So, while I can write about an event or a wine, the people who are actually in the wine industry are the true experts.In keeping with that philosophy, the video interviews are going to be simple. I am going to give the person

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Wine and Weight Loss

Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 Wine Tasting

This story has been all over Twitter the last 24 hours for obvious reasons. It is one of those stories that seems too good to be true, so naturally people are excited:Researchers found that regular moderate female drinkers were less likely to become obese after a 13 year study of more than 19,000 women.The finding seems to contradict received dietary wisdom which has it that alcohol consumption

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Piccolo Sogno in Chicago

Date: Sat, Mar 6, 2010 Wine Tasting

There are two ways that a restaurant or wine bar can make a great wine list: You can scour the regions of the world to find representative wines from each region or you can pick a region and do a deep dive. Bistrot Lepic does the latter with their excellent selection of French wines.But it is rare to a list as comprehensive as the wine list at Piccolo Sogno. The wine list contains more than

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The Earthquake and Chilean Wine

Date: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 Wine Tasting

It goes without saying that there are far more important things to deal with than the loss of wine as a result of the devastating earthquake in Chile. But, reports are starting to come in and it does not look good.

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2010 Virginia Governor's Cup Winners Announced

Date: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 Wine Tasting

The winners of the Virginia Governor's Cup (Red Only) have been announced. Congratulations to the winners!GOLD MEDAL WINNERSCabernet Franc2008Potomac PointCabernet Franc2007Sweely EstateCabernet Franc2007North MountainCabernet Franc ReserveDessertNVCooperNocheMeritage2007Fox MeadowLe Renard Rouge2007King FamilyMeritage2007TararaMeritageNorton2005ChrysalisNorton Locksley Reserve2008Paradise

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More on 2009 Bordeaux

Date: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 Wine Tasting

Bibendum Wine Ltd. has a report on the 2009 vintage:There is a big vintage buzz in the air round here and the 2009s we have tasted so far are living up to the hype - full of silky fruit and ripe round tannin.The first gulp of a hyped up new vintage is always an interesting one - will it live up to expectation? The anticipation was heightened by the fact we were tasting Gruaud Larose and Gruaud

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Air-Paq

Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 Wine Tasting

Dr. Vino writes about a new (at least to me) method forshipping wine:When I opened the box, there was no Styrofoam. There weren’t any cardboard inserts. Instead, each bottle was wrapped in an inflatable plastic sleeve. It was the first time I’d seen this.The company is Air-Paq and they have a pretty cool video:

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Breaux Snow

Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 Wine Tasting

Now that everyone in the DC area is dug out, some pictures of Breaux under mountains of snow. The first picture is the view outside from the window in Dave Collin's lab (and yes, the entire lab is above ground). The rest are from the grounds, including the buried tables on the patio:

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Stephane Derenoncourt Launches Napa Wines

Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 Wine Tasting

Stephane Derenoncourt has launched his own Napa wines, appropriately called Derenoncourt California. Deroncourt has experience in Napa already, having consulted for Francis Ford Coppola Winery and others. The wines have generated a lot of buzz. As usual, Jane Anson, is all over the story:This is the first time he has made his own wine in the United States. 'I held back the wines until I felt

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Vintage Wine Bar in Dubai

Date: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

The other wine bar I visited in Dubai was Vintage. Vintage is located in Wafi a "city within a city" in Dubai. Wafi is a series of shops, restaurants, a spa and a hotel situated inside four pyramids in the middle of Dubai. Vintage has a very different vibe to it than The Agency. It is a more formal environment, the type of place where you might bring a client for a dinner, and the wine list

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Brane-Cantenac on Pardon that Vine

Date: Sat, Feb 13, 2010 Wine Tasting

I always worry that people will think I spend too much talking about how great Chateau Brane Cantenac is. But, I am not the only one. Chris Riccobono, from Pardon that Vine feels the same way. You can watch the video on his siteHe even got to taste their 2009 vintage, which was recently blended.

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Today Only: Win a $50 Gift Card to JJ Buckley's

Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2010 Wine Tasting

JJ Buckley Fine Wines is holding a unique and fun contest today only. If you are on Twitter you can post your Chuck Norris wine facts and a winner will be drawn at random. You can see the facts that have been posted here. The rules are simple, you can read them in this tweet.Good luck! If you do post something, add it to the comments here :)

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Collective Brands in Wine

Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 Wine Tasting

Evelyne Resnick, author of Wine Brands (great book) has a blog post about promoting collective brands:One of the most interesting challenges for a wine marketer is promoting a collective brand. Champagne was certainly the most successful example of such a strategy: it is now synonymous with party, special occasion and pleasure. Unfortunately we know it backfired: consumers don't see Champagne as

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