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The great scotch tasting
A couple of weeks ago a friend and co-worker hosted a Scotch tasting party. Besides being a lot of fun, it was a great opportunity to learn more about scotch without having to
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Skip the Champagne and go for the Prosecco
Every New Years people rush out to the liquor store to buy Champagne and find that the good stuff is all way out of their price league. They buy the mid-range stuff and are
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Alabama refuses to step out of the 19th century – bans wine with “immoral or sensuous” label
Wow. Have they banned slavery in Alabama, yet? Cycles Gladiator wines has had this beautiful artwork as their label for a few years. The painting itself actually dates back to 1895 and was originally a
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Wine Recommendation: Morande Edition Limitada 2003 and Brix chocolate
Morande is a Chilean winery. This bottles was their 2003 Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Carmenere blend, aged in barrels for 16 months. A quite nice wine by itself, but this time we did something a little
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Wine recommendation: Sebeka Cabernet Pinotage 2007
I found Sebeka’s Cabernet Pinotage in Target for around $8. I’ve had fix or six bottles of it, now, and have found it to be tasty and consistent in quality (something that can’t necessarily
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