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Theory of Bad Restaurants
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Theory of Bad Restaurants

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

I’ve put together a fail-safe method of how to spot a bad restaurant instantaneously. In theory it should work in the same way that a...

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Wine Pairing: Rosé and Sunset

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

It's a great pairing!

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Hero of the Vino
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Hero of the Vino

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

The dark arts of advertising. . .

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Simplified Wine Regions of Italy

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

Leonardo Locascio wants to simplify Italian wine laws.

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Wine, Food & Dance pairings
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Wine, Food & Dance pairings

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

There was an article in Decanter about an Argentinian wine tasting event that featured Malbec, steak and tango. Malbec, steak and nap sounds more like it for...

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314 Grape Varieties in a Day

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

The Wine Century Club celebrated its 5th anniversary on May 8th. On that day, members throughout the world collectively tasted 314 different grape varieties. The...

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The Making of an Italian Wine Map

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Why does it take so long to make these things? Can't you just trace a bunch of maps supplied by the regions? I wish it...

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When in Rhône. . .

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

FREE MAP - Wine Regions of the Rhône Valley Includes all 18 Cotes du Rhône Villages Suitable for framing download Rhone.pdf This article appearded in...

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Tasting Terms: Pear Drop

Steve De Long
By Steve De Long

Pear drop is a term often used by wine writers to describe the flavor of Beaujolais Nouveau. These writers would all be British since pear...

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