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Extreme Pours

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“I’ll be pouring some excellent Cab Francs today.” Whatever happened to “We’re tasting some excellent Cab Francs today?” Everyone seems to be pouring everywhere these...

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

Yes, it’s the Wine Century Club’s own lovely and zany Jennifer “Chotzi” Rosen posing with the official Wine Century Club Tastevin.

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Speaking of Terroirists . . .

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Can't tell the difference between a Régnié and a Juliénas? Chénas and Fleurie have you flummoxed? Does Beaujolais just all taste the same? If you've...

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The Ying and Yang of Wine Geeks

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Photos from the 1st Birthday Party of the Wine Century Club have just be posted at the Wine Century Club's website

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Wine Vigilantes

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This just in: The Wine Patrol is looking for deputies in the war on outrageous wine markups in restaurants

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Bucklin Vineyards

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I'm not usually a big fan of new world wines.

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Robin Garr Wins Wine Century Club Blind Tasting

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It shows what a good sport Robin Garr is just to enter such a contest. Most wine professionals run from public blind tasting because of...

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Champagne-gate?

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Was there a major CIA operation covering up the existence of Champagne in 1972? Was "Sparkling Wine" served at the Republican National Convention that year?...

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Variety or Varietal?

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As co-author of the Wine Grape Varietal Table, I’m often asked this rather pedantic but very good question.

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