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Labor Day and The Grapes of Tom Joad
Labor Day for many marks the end of Summer, and the return of Football to America. It`s not just another "Hallmark Holiday." It`s not just a way to give bankers and government workers a day off. Or to allow Congress to take an extended break before returning to gridlock. In fact, it`s a holiday born from the concept of socialism - the organized labor movement. Want to read more? See the original [....]
9/6/2010 8:59:15 AM

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Stealing Wine, Food and Money
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Perhaps. But when someone is making money by stealing our wine reviews, pairings, recipes and photographs of food and wine, we have to take issue with it.We addressed this topic at the Wine Bloggers Conference during Wine Blogging 101. A number of would-be and new bloggers [...] 9/5/2010 1:24:23 PM

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Great Wines for Labor Day: New Age from Argentina
These refreshing spritzers are all the rage with the jet setters and hip crowd in Argentina. Refreshing and low in alcohol, it is the perfect wine for a dancing on the patio or sunning by the pool. They also make a great addition to the end of summer Labor Day cook-out![....]
8/31/2010 3:22:22 PM

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Wine Drinkers: Thanks for Your Engagement!
Bruce McGechan has a blog called MyLocalWineStore.com. He`s a geek for statistics and analytics. He decided to do some research on which blogs were the most engaging. Give up? The post is called "Wine Blog Engagement Scores – a surprising result" And we were, indeed, surprised. Out of 28 top blogs, the surprising result was... 8/27/2010 5:52:56 AM

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Wine Review: Alexandria Nicole Cellars Quarry Butte
Often we visit a tasting room, love a wine, and purchase bottles to ship home, only to find that once at home, the wine does not living up to the tasting room experience.  This was certainly not the case with the 2008 Quarry Butte from Alexandria Nicole Cellars, a red blend crafted from their Estate [...] 8/25/2010 12:10:25 PM

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Be a Home Superstar Chef (Part 10 – duck fat)
This is part 9 of our on-going Home Superstar Chef series. The previous posts in this series were Part 1 – Good Pans, Part 2 – Shallots, Part 3 – Pine Nuts, Part 4 – Knives,  Part 5 – High Heat Cooking, Part 6 – Restaurant [...][....]
8/24/2010 2:05:11 AM

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Cupcakes, Wine & Corsets: A Chat with Tristan Risk
Tristan Risk takes her clothes off for a living. But don`t call her a stripper. Pin-up queen, model and slasher film star, "Little Miss Risk" is a burlesque artist who performs with the Vancouver troupe Sweet Soul Burlesque. A fan of corsets, wine and cupcakes, Tristan came to our attention as one of the Voodoo Dollz who performs with Big John Bates. 8/15/2010 10:48:38 PM

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Five people I’d like to share a bottle with
I am going to send a question out to a bunch of wine folks over time and then print the answers here, but figured I’d take a shot at it first in case everyone thinks it is a stupid idea and ignores me. The question is: What five people, living or dead, would you like [...][....]
8/15/2010 1:48:48 AM

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Speaking of White Wine: Olson Ogden Marsanne
When Margaret Ryan at Olson Ogden Wines contacted us about their newest release last Spring, I was delighted to learn it was a white Rhône blend. We really enjoyed the Olson Ogden Wines‘ Pinot Noir and Rhône varietals we had tasted, so we were pretty confident that this one would not disappoint. It most certainly [...] 8/5/2010 1:17:24 AM

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How to pair white wine with food
I like to think that I treat wine like one should treat their children by never playing favorites. But the truth is that I am not capable. I truly prefer red wine to white wine. If served a white, even one of my favorites, when in the mood for a red I have a hard [...][....]
8/2/2010 2:56:09 AM

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Another Wine Blogger: Meet the Cellarmistress
According to Mr. Google, there are thousands of wine and food blogs. The number and ranking of the blogs is in a constant state of flux, as new people come into the blogosphere and others find they just don’t have the time to keep up. For instance a google search today for “Wine Blog” ranks [...] 8/1/2010 1:05:58 AM

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Which Came First: Plavac or Zinfandel?
For at least two decards, it was thought that Plavac Mali was the ancestor, or Croatian counterpart of Zinfandel. Coincidentally, it is thought that Zinfandel arrived in California around 1852. And when, between 1890 and 1900 most of northern California`s vineyards were destroyed by phylloxera, Zinfandel was among the survivors. 7/29/2010 10:35:53 PM

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Falling Prey to Wine Rating Peer Pressure
This is one of the reasons we at Another Wine Blog don`t rate wines and very rarely tell you about the wines we don`t like. We don`t give points, or grades, or stars, or thumbs up or down. While we do pay attention to Robert Parker, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator and Stephen Tanzer, we figure most other ratings are pretty subjective. And we figure you have enough numbers and letters to think abo[....]
7/27/2010 3:56:39 AM

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Vinsanto, and some unconventional uses
A little about VinsantoOn the island of Santorini they grow a small variety of grapes. Most of these have names that can be quite difficult for people like me to pronounce. Names like Xinomavro, Moschofilero, and Agiorghitiko do not exactly roll off of my tongue with ease. Then again, my native English has been known [...] 7/19/2010 12:39:52 AM

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View from a Santorini Winery
Words and pictures cannot begin to prepare you for the breathtaking beauty and authenticity of Santorini, its wines and its wineries. But I wanted to post picture from each of the wineries or tasting rooms to help share my experience.[....]
7/15/2010 11:30:17 PM

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Wine Conferences: No Time for Writing About Wine
Wine Conferences are often so packed with activities, there is no time to write about the wine! Can you imagine being invited to write about wine, but then having no time to do so?[....]
7/12/2010 8:31:11 AM

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Wine Conferences: No Time for Writing About Wine
Wine Conferences are often so packed with activities, there is no time to write about the wine! Can you imagine being invited to write about wine, but then having no time to do so?[....]
7/12/2010 7:31:11 AM

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Greek Food is probably not what you think
Real Greek food is so much better than what most people think. Take a look at this photo gallery with descriptions of each dish, and an introduction to the cuisine of Santorini.[....]
7/11/2010 4:19:56 PM

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Some photos from Santorini
These photos fail to capture the spectacular beauty of Santorini, but they will give you some idea of what we have been seeing at every turn.[....]
7/8/2010 8:03:18 AM

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Ramblings from 30,000 and many miles from home
I seem to talk a lot about planes these days. Morning in Houston will soon fade into morning in Athens. Amy and I are hurling through the inky void on our way to the fabled island of Santorini.. The fact that we are traveling at 30,000 feet while maintaining a speed of almost 650 miles [...][....]
7/5/2010 5:47:05 PM

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Ramblings from 30,000 and many miles from home
I seem to talk a lot about planes these days. Morning in Houston will soon fade into morning in Athens. Amy and I are hurling through the inky void on our way to the fabled island of Santorini.. The fact that we are traveling at 30,000 feet while maintaining a speed of almost 650 miles [...][....]
7/4/2010 5:47:05 PM

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For Purple Mountain Majesty…
I`ve always thought that America The Beautiful should be our National Anthem. One, because it`s much easier to sing. But primarily because it focuses on the beauty of the country, rather than the ugliness of war. Sure, it talks about freedom, and patriotism, and heroes; but the main focus is on the magnificence of its lands and the innate goodness of its people. 7/3/2010 8:06:08 AM

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Who are you calling a Shameless Hussy?
At the tasting we met a delightful couple, Don and Judy Phelps, owners of "Hard Row to Hoe" Vineyards. They poured a refreshing Sangiovese Dry Rosé. And Judy told me the story behind the name. Seems that back in the late 1930s, there was a brothel located at Point Lovely.[....]
7/2/2010 10:36:47 PM

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Exhausted thoughts from a plane
Having just lifted off from my connecting flight out of Denver that is returning me back to Houston from Seattle, I began to contemplate whether there were many things more needlessly gut-wrenching than a plane banking into a turn, while simultaneously encountering turbulence and dropping a bit. Then I recalled that part of the reason [...] 6/30/2010 3:04:21 AM

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My favorite photo from WBC10 so far
Recently I replaced my POS Blackberry with the new HTC Evo and I am loving it! While I took my trusty old Canon Sureshot with me, the only time it got used was when Amy’s battery was dead. The Evo has an 8 megapixel camera (one of two), and I used it for all of [...][....]
6/28/2010 7:14:37 PM

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Leaving Walla Walla and my liver hurts!
The Wine Bloggers Conference is beginning to wind down and is essentially over for us. We are packing up our things and will soon hop back on the WBC or Bust bus. It has been a lot of fun, but I think my liver will find a way to rip itself out of my body [...][....]
6/27/2010 8:01:20 PM

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WBC-or-Bust! We Made it to Walla Walla
We’ve said before wine tasting can be hard work. After two days of tasting starting in Seattle, heading to Woodinville, back to Seattle, then making our way southeast, we are finally in Walla Walla, Washington. I’m drinking my first actual full glass of wine, sitting on a big comfy bed at Vine & Roses [...] 6/25/2010 9:52:57 AM

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Wine Glass Give-Away! Win a trip to Napa!
Master Sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson creates a new wine tasting experience, with the launch of The OneTM–wine glasses that take the guesswork out of wine tasting. Not only can you win a set of these glasses on Another Wine Blog; if you act FAST, you might just win a trip to Napa!The OneTM: Wine [...] 6/21/2010 1:45:15 PM

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Two Free Seats for Red Mountain AVA Post-WBC Event
Established in 2001, the Red Mountain AVA is an over 4,000 acre area, with over 700 vineyards currently planted. Located on the eastern edge of Yakima Valley, the "mountain" is more of a steep slope, which faces southwest near the Yakima River. Many Washington wineries source their grapes from Red Mountain, which includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Sangiovese, Malbec and P[....]
6/20/2010 11:38:49 PM

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Wine Bloggers Conference 2010
Next Friday (6/25) the 2010 edition of the Wine Bloggers Conference. This will be the first time that it will not be held in Sonoma and Napa. Walla Walla, Washington will be hosting the invading hoards of debauchery-minded wine scribblers this year. While the conference may not start until Friday, Amy and I will be [...] 6/19/2010 11:53:40 PM

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No Deposit. No Return.
A winemaker once told us that if a wine is not able to stand on its own as drinkable when first bottled, it would never be good. I have to hope the same is not true for kids. That you do what you can to make them know they are loved. You instill in them the values you think they will need. And then you have to let them go. 6/15/2010 4:54:23 AM

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Uncork Your Passion to Win a Winery Internship!
The Grand Prize is a two-week apprenticeship at Casa Lapostolle, Chile, with round-trip airfare, ground transportation and all inclusive stay at Lapostolle Residence. With an added prize of $2,500 in cash, approximate retail value of this prize is $10,000.[....]
6/8/2010 7:11:19 AM

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Have Notes, Will Travel
While there are plenty of journals for tasting notes, most of them are either big and cumbersome, or just too fancy to lug around. But we found a great little set of notebooks from the people at Scout Books![....]
6/5/2010 3:47:59 AM

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Examples of Great Design in Wine and Food Blogs
There are so many ways to blog these days that make it so easy for anyone to jump in with both feet and begin expressing themselves in ways that would have been impossible even a few years ago. Options that range from micro-blogging 140 characters at a time on Twitter, to Tumblr (provide an email [...][....]
5/29/2010 10:43:44 PM

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Madeleine’s Wine Bistro: The Classiest Place Around
A saucy redhead who knows what she likes, Madeleine Griffin manages the classy Kemah hot spot Madeleine`s Wine Bistro with her son Christopher Janousek. There is always something special on the wine list; whether your prefer boutique New World finds or Old World beauties.[....]
5/29/2010 6:28:38 AM

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Great Argentine Sparkler for Memorial Weekend BBQ
I was expecting sweet. But what we got was a crisp, drier wine with a refreshing finish, much closer to a true champagne. and a perfect pairing with summer barbecue![....]
5/26/2010 6:15:10 AM

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Wine Blogger Awards: Still Corked After All These Years
The finalists for the 2010 Wine Blog awards were announced today and I had high hopes that I wouldn’t have to write this annual column again this year. Unfortunately, here we go again.Until this year the awards have been handed out by Tom Wark who runs an excellent wine blog entitled Fermentation. In addition to [...] 5/25/2010 4:22:35 AM

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Our Big Fat Greek Draft Day
Greek wine tasting was a part of our NFL Draft. Joe was looking forward to the Detroit Lion`s overcoming the curse that was Matt Millen with the promised savior that is Ndamukong Suh.[....]
5/24/2010 4:33:57 PM

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Remnants of Prohibition still Reign in Tennessee
I always wondered about the strict rules against alcohol in my Mother`s "religion of origin" since there are a number of passages in the Bible that talk positively about wine. Then there`s that inconvenient story about Jesus` turning water into wine. And the fact that the highest per capita wine consumption by country is held by Vactican City. 5/23/2010 3:22:58 AM

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Another Wine Blog Wins Washington Wine Tour!
We are there, dude! After much anticipation, the nice people from WineCHATr.com announced the winners for WBC-or-Bust, a three-day excursion from Seattle to Walla Walla, Washington for the 2010 Wine Bloggers’ Conference.The WBC-or-BUST Washington wine industry campaign and contest was created to draw national attention to Washington wine regions and wineries, while building interest and [...[....]
5/21/2010 3:31:40 AM