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Crappy beer, crappy wine

Dr. Vino — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:28:37 +0000

I am drinking a crappy Mexican beer. There, I said it. Cast your Chateauneuf stones at me and throw me out of the wine temple if you must! But it is a sunny 75 degrees and I just got back from a...

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Dr. Vino salutes Dr. Shaq

Dr. Vino — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:37:29 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, a 7′ 1″ 325(+)-lb. graduate donned a cap and gown: Shaquille O’Neal earned a doctorate in education. The former NBA star, who left LSU early but finished his...

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Tyler wines and Chateau Your Name

Dr. Vino — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:17 +0000

The wines of Tyler winery get a thumbs up from me for the brilliance of the name alone–but also for what’s inside the bottle. I tasted a few of them recently at a trade tasting and was...

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Is the fog of fraud dampening fine wine prices?

Dr. Vino — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:02 +0000

The arrest of Rudy Kurniawan on March 8 coincided with the top in the fine wine market this year. Even though Kurniawan–whose guilt or innocence on wine counterfeiting charges remains to be...

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How big is that vineyard? Franzia/Bronco edition

Dr. Vino — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:21 +0000

Two Buck Chuck turns ten this year. We were reminded that Fred Franzia’s Bronco Wine Co. owns 40,000 acres of vines in the San Joaquin Valley, debt-free, which helps keep the wine price so low....

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Bachelorettes, locavores and quality wine in America

Dr. Vino — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:27:55 +0000

The other day, I was speaking with someone who relayed a conversation that he had with a vintner in Temecula, an area with over 1,000 acres vineyards about an hour and a half from LA and San Diego....

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NY mag on the Rudy K saga

Dr. Vino — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:25 +0000

New York magazine has a lengthy piece by Benjamin Wallace (author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar) on counterfeiting wine and the saga of Rudy Kurniawan. Grab a magnum of coffee and check it out.

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Commuter cuvee: vin de soif, American style

Dr. Vino — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:26:05 +0000

American wine under $15 is a difficult category. And domestic pinot can be downright dicey. And charity wines often sacrifice quality for the good of the cause. So it was with skepticism that I tried...

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Rudy Kurniawan, aka “Dr. Conti” indicted on four counts

Dr. Vino — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:06:35 +0000

Rudy Kurniawan, aka “Dr. Conti” aka “Mr. 47,” was indicted on four counts of counterfeiting, mail fraud and wire fraud in federal court yesterday. Mike Steinberger posted the...

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The fallout from the rainmaker in Spain

Dr. Vino — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:32 +0000

Last week, Pancho Campo resigned from the Institute of Masters of Wine. An email from the Institute’s executive director said that “in light of his move into more sports and music events...

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Sarkozy, teetotaler, is out; Hollande, in. But is he a Champagne Socialist?

Dr. Vino — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:07:38 +0000

At the polls yesterday, French voters bid adieu to President Sarkozy who was famously, and incongruously, a teetotaler as head of France. “President Bling Bling,” as he was known, will...

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FTC revised guidelines for disclosure: toothless or cumbersome?

Dr. Vino — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:55:51 +0000

With little fanfare, the FTC released updated guidelines for endorsement disclosure on blogs. Diannej.com has a good run-down. Wineries and wine blogs are both affected but the guidelines are a...

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Thirstday: vin de soif, Christian Ducroux, “Prologue”

Dr. Vino — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:57:46 +0000

Vin de soif. The term captures a wine style–thirst-quenching, gulpable–that delights in the pleasures of drinking wine, not worshipping it. It has to also be somewhat light in body and...

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Why the US Postal Service should ship beer and wine

Dr. Vino — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:42 +0000

It’s no secret that the US Postal Service is in dismal financial shape. Last week the Senate passed a bill to take steps to right the sinking ship. One of the unusual steps in the bill is good...

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Jesus, pot wine, Bordeaux 11, Mosel bridge – sipped and spit

Dr. Vino — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:51 +0000

SIPPED: Jesus as store manager in the image above? LARGELY SPIT: Bordeaux 11 After pre-judging the Bordeaux 2011 vintage prior to tasting, Parker dials back the damning commentary writing in his...

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