Online Fundraising Auction Supports Efforts to Give Wine Merchants Right To Ship Wine, Consumer right to buy the wines they want (Sacramento, CALIF)—Beginning today and running through November 19th, Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) and...

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I heard there is already snow on the ground not thirty miles from here! *gag* I'm not ready for another long winter. With luck, I think we can still squeeze out a few days of New England autumny goodness before winter sets in. Enter Truro Vineyards...
Topics: Chardonnay, New England

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That's right folks, this is the best Pinot Noir under $10 that I can remember having. Of course it's French (the best source for food-friendly Pinot IMHO), and also of course a Vin de Pays. This is seriously good fall food wine: Dynamite with...
Topics: pinot noir, Vin de Pays

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Here is another damn fine under ten dollar wine from Bodegas Borsao (Campo de Borja D.O.). We paid $8 but, I've seen it for as low as six and change. The 2007 vintage is all about the blackberry: A hint of tobacco and stewed cinnamon stick and...
Topics: Garnacha, Spain, wine under $10

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My good friend Joey is the driving force behind the community blog Good Morning Gloucester . Joey has a lot of love for Gloucester and the small businesses of Cape Ann and is quick to promote others. Recently, he did a series of interviews at Ryan and..
Topics: The Hard Stuff

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