How Do You (really) Buy Wine?

In wanting to be sure that I’ve covered wine 101 from, well, beginning to beginning (that’s why this isn’t a wine 102 blog) I recently tried to get through the Naked Grape’s Introduction to Wine with Ian White. The redheaded model was slightly distracting as she clung to his side throughout the DVD making silly…

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A Fuzzy Wine-Box

The newspaper I used to write for has a story today on local drinkers, liquor and wine stores affected by the recession: http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/11184/ Vino 100 Valencia owner Lil Lepore is well quoted. (The store’s unnamed co-owner is Shari Frazier) One of the statements Lil made to support wine drinkers is that even though affected by…

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Laura Boston-Thek

This artist, another Facebook connection, will show her work here: The Tanner Building 22800 Lyons Avenue, Suite 120 Newhall, CA 91321 May 9 – June 9 Karena Lineback is sponsoring the show, 661-260-1609 Check out more here: http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2009/03/12/more-announcements-visual-prayers/

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California Chardonnay Grows Up – link

A reader sent me this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/dining/reviews/04wine.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 and commented: It’s hard to imagine any region outdoing Santa Barbara for the sheer variety of chardonnay styles it offers. I told him that I had always preferred Santa Ynez Chards to Santa Barbara but I will now be researching the Santa Rita Hills area…and seeing what our…

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