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March 27th, 2006

Wine from another Planet

I was very pleasantly surprised to find a selection of Domaine Viret at my local Lea and Sandeman’s here in London.

March 23rd, 2006

Around New York in 41 Grape Varieties

True to the spirit of the Wine Century Club, there was a great deal of variety in our wine drinking over our long weekend in NYC.

March 13th, 2006

The Wine Century Club Turns One

If you’re drinking a Buttafuoco*, Dzhani*, or Ehrenfelser* chances are you may be a member of the Wine Century Club. To join the club, which is celebrating its 1st birthday on Friday, March 17th, you must have tasted at least 100 different grape varieties. It was founded a year ago by Deborah and Steve De Long for adventurous wine drinkers everywhere.

March 3rd, 2006

Good Onya Tarrango

What do you get when you cross the great port grape variety Touriga Nacional with the most common table grape variety Thompson Seedless? Tarrango!

February 9th, 2006

Scuppernong Woo Hoo!

There are obscure grape varieties, there are strange grape varieties and then there is Scuppernong.

January 20th, 2006

Are You a Supertaster?

If you watched Mondovino, you know that Robert Parker is a Supertaster and his palate is insured for one million dollars.

December 9th, 2005

Airén - The Grape from La Mancha

Statistically, Airén is the most outrageous wine grape the world has ever known. Many wine guides and sites still refer to it as the most widely grown wine grape in the world, although it has been recently surpassed. . .