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A tasty sample of Moroccan wine

by  |  04-09-2015

In July I was able to experience the summer in Morocco (it's damned hot), Ramadan (everything is closed and people are really tired), and the wines which you can see a much large profile of,... more »

The tools of the sommelier trade

by  |  21-07-2015 ~ 2 Comments

I just received a box of some new and improved sommelier tools. While there aren't as many tools crucial to the work of being a sommelier (beyond cramming a literal library of knowledge in to... more »

Defining “wine bar”

by  |  31-03-2015

What seems like a century ago but was really just in 2008, I wrote a smacky little article on my personal website about my frustration with wine bars in San Francisco. Despite not being the... more »

Goodbye Colmado Quilez, goodbye Barcelona

by  |  30-01-2015

For those who love Spain and haven't been in awhile, you've basically lost your chance to see the country as it was. Starting January 1, 2015, the commercial rent control law of 1964 is no... more »

Traveling around with wine and the Lazenne

by  |  27-01-2015 ~ 3 Comments

Sometime back we wrote about traveling with wine as it's something of a tricky subject. Wine is a liquid and it comes in very portable albeit very breakable glass bottles and naturally, the wines you... more »
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A non-stuffy reason to drink red wine

by  |  13-12-2014

It's the time of year when you start reading articles about how to avoid colds and flus (you probably can't) and start taking no end of supplements that supposedly ward off the pesky viruses (they... more »
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The price and growth of vineyards in Spain

by  |  20-11-2014

We've reached that point of the year where ESYRCE (the tip of the tongue acronym for "Encuesta sobre Superficies y Rendimientos Cultivos") is releasing their official figures for 2014. In brief, everything is more or... more »
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The mega yacht wine cellar

by  |  06-11-2014

A couple of weeks ago, I happened to randomly meet a woman who manages the wine cellar on a mega yacht. The woman in question wished to remain anonymous and didn't want to divulge who... more »
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Revisiting Israeli Wines

by  |  02-11-2014

Back in March, I was invited by Kinetis for a tour of Israeli wines. I happily accepted and spent a week jamming around every corner of the country to see what they offered given that... more »
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The dangers of making wine

by  |  30-09-2014 ~ 1 Comment

Despite Russell Crowe wandering around vineyards and the work of making wine being seen through rose tinted glasses, it's actually damned tough and at times, very dangerous. The earthquake in Napa Valley shook things up... more »