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Global Warming: Too Much of a Good Thing for Wine?

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This article appearded in the August/September 2006 edition of Connections Magazine (Ireland) It must be getting hot in California wine country. Randall Grahm, rock-star winemaker...

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A Little Closure

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By Steve De Long

It seems like just a few years ago that the only quality wine makers using the screwcap (or Stelvin) were either in New Zealand or...

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The Worst Wine Ever
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The Worst Wine Ever

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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

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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?

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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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Random Ramblings

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

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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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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?

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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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