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You can celebrate May 9th, National Moscato Day, with a glass of Moscato: the slightly sweet white wine pairs well wherever an Alsatian Gewürtztraminer or Riesling would be at home (see the food pairings below). But for National Moscato Day, we present two cocktail recipes, courtesy of Gallo Family Vineyards, one of our favorite Moscato…
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Marvelous Malbecs. Photo courtesy Trapiche Vineyards. If you’re in charge of the wine for Easter, how about trying something new? Malbec, the signature grape of the Cahors area of southwestern France, has become the signature grape of Argentina. You’re likely to find a nice choice of Malbecs from both areas on the shelves of…
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Chocolate and red wine pair well together. So the inspired producers of ChocolatRouge wines have created a line of dessert wines that blends rich chocolate flavors into quality red wine. Instead of the traditional dessert wine technique, which uses late harvest, sugar-laden grapes, ChocolatRouge infuses chocolate flavors into dry red wine. We tried two of…
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With a gold felt-tipped pen, you can turn a Champagne or wine bottle into a memento of friendship and good times. It’s the concept of a guest book ported to a bottle. With the gold ink, date an unopened bottle of Champagne and record the occasion (e.g., Christmas Party, 12.9.12). Next, have party guests or…
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We’ve never been to New Zealand, but friends who moved there from the U.S. love it. It sounds like paradise: pristine waters, lots of sunshine and clean air, not to mention wonderful lamb and delicious wines. Considered one of the great wine-growing regions of the world, Marlborough, located on the northeast coast of New Zealand’s…
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