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How to beat Inflation Shrinkflation this Christmas

james romanow — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:43:02 +0000

La Vieille Ferme is exactly the kind of wine I buy a case of when I hit the holiday season. It is an excellent, drink with everything, drink every day, kind of wine. I’ve been drinking it from bottles for decades. Voila! They are now selling it in boxes. This is great news, for moderate… Continue reading

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How Wine Tastings Have Gone Astray

james romanow — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:52:08 +0000

http://svbwine.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-email-you-dont-want-to-get.html I’ve thought for a long time that most wineries have become tourist traps. The wine matters less and less, the destination experience for the casual consumer is what pays the bills. Consumers who are serious about wine, are left in the lurch, because the winery – despite all the training, all the staff –… Continue reading

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Sparkling or Soda?

james romanow — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:25:10 +0000

I answered a question on Quora, mostly from memory the other day, and it led me to double check the differences between Club Sodas and Sparkling Waters. My contention is that sparkling water is generally a bottled mineral spring water, and therefore contains various trace minerals, but most usually sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca.) The… Continue reading

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The Ultimate Coffee Info?

james romanow — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:40:23 +0000

Okay, this may seem odd to put on a booze blog, but I have yet to meet a serious fan of the grain and grape to not also have an enormous affection for the greatest Arabic invention of all time: Coffee! I’ve been roasting and grinding the stuff for almost 40 years. (Dear God! I’m… Continue reading

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Ho Ho Ho! A drink to seasons past and seasons future

james romanow — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:02:59 +0000

No Christmas Eve would be complete without a glass of real egg nog, not that horrid stuff you buy by the carton.

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