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And So It Begins - The Fight Against Fraud

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Thursday, September 4, 2008

More and more wines are being proven fraudulent, robbing collectors of hundreds to thousands of dollars. Chemists have decided to step in and create a potential early warning system.

With all the talk of wine fraud these days, it is no wonder that many scientists have been applying themselves to the task of inventing a device that will detect fraudulent wines. Well here is today's latest iteration. As reported on by no less that the Royal Chemistry Society, Cecilia Jiménez-Jorquera from the Barcelona Institute of...read more

 

2007 Castano Monastrell

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Thursday, September 4, 2008

From Spain. Damn fine at this price and a real bargain. Smells captivating, something like stewed fruits and charcoal. This tastes like a $20+ bottle. Full, spicy, juicy, and sexy, this has dark, ripe plums and a tremendously long finish. Perfect party wine. Excellent balance. Pair with hearty foods. Retail $8. Mikey's Grade

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Verjus - Wine's Cooking Cousin

Written By: Alexandra Perez-Urbina on Wednesday, September 3, 2008

It's made from grapes... it's barreled and fermented... but it isn't wine!

"Verjus" or "green juice"... I kind of knew what it was, but not really. In fact, it was relatively unknown to us in the U.S. until very recently, for example, there is nothing in my cooking textbook about verjus - everything I found was on the internet. Verjus is harvested like wine and goes through the similar process of picking, crushing,...read more

 

Montsarra Cava NV Brut

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Wednesday, September 3, 2008

An excellent value sparkling wine from the Penedes region in Spain (near Barcelona). Pale golden. Smells of peaches and baked brioche. Vibrant, fruty and fun palate. Large bubbles, and a sunny, cheerful personality. Easier to drink than Champagne, this has more fruit, less acids, and a nice balance. Retail $17. Mikey's Grade

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Tips for Developing Your Wine Tasting Ability

Written By: Nick Gorevic on Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Before you can properly shop for wine, or evaluate it upon drinking, you first have to learn proper tasting technique! Nick gives you his tips and tricks for becoming a skilled wine taster.

Buying a bottle of wine can be an intimidating and mystifying process for many people. Everyone has had the unfortunate experience of buying a bottle in a shop, filled with hope about what pleasures would await inside it, only to return home and discover it was just ok, or even worse, that they totally hate it. When I'm working in the wine...read more

 

Labor Day of Love

Written By: Romany Reagan on Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The Tipping Axis Where Summer Passes the Baton to Fall...

Ever since the days of last minute back-to-school shopping and sudden thoughts returning to that boy in chemistry -- Labor Day Weekend has marked the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Fall just happens to be my favorite season, those school-age feelings of anticipation when the air changes still haven't left me, so the change is mostly...read more

 

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