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The Worst Wine Ever
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The Worst Wine Ever

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

We all know of course what the best wine of all time is. That would be the 1811 Chateau d'Yquem which was awarded 100 points...

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Whining about London Wine Shops

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

This article accompanies the newly released Map of London Wine Shops Things aren't always what you expect. Moving to London last fall, I fully expected...

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Down Under for Aussie Wine?

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

This article appearded in the June/July 2006 edition of Connections Magazine (Ireland) Well priced, massively fruit-forward, quaffable Australian wines seem fairly ubiquitous these days, and...

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Wine’s Recent Ancient History

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Although wine is an ancient drink, it’s surprising how very young our perception of it is. Just take a look at our “classic” wine references’...

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Drink Georgian* Wine?

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

Last month, faster than Boris Yeltsin could say tough shitzki y’all, the Russian government pulled the plug on Georgian wine, banning all imports. Since Georgia...

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Summertime for Riesling and Germany

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Ten years ago. . . Man walks in to a wine shop and asks for a wine to go with a certain dish. The clerk...

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Carignan, Hipster Wine

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

When Diesel - the ultra trendy purveyor of $300 (₤160) jeans - decided to get into the wine business this year with equally expensive wines,...

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corkscrew Newsletter

You say Laguiole, I say Lah-yole

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

If you’ve caught the wine bug hard, the need to purchase a Laguiole corkscrew may have set in. You may already own one. Simply put,...

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How We Rate Wines (and Other Things)
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How We Rate Wines (and Other Things)

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

  Note: the bulk of this article is an accompanying chart that compares the major scoring systems now used, from 3 stars to 100 point...

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