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Spring Clean Your Palate when Pinot Comes to Washington, DC
Oregon’s Willamette Valley – blessed with fertile soil, gentle microclimates and natural boundaries – has a magical recipe for making world-class Pinot Noir. The warm summer days, tempered by the...
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Mother’s Day Wine Recommendations
I know that the old adage about gift giving says, “it’s better to give than to receive,” but this Mother’s Day, I think it would be wonderful to give and receive a “thoughtfully tasteful” gift. After...
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Horsing Around for A Worthy Cause
Every two years, the horse-riding community comes together to celebrate the impact that horses have on people in the therapeutic riding community. On the evening of October 25th in Poolsville,...
View ArticleFive Years of Wine of the Week On WTOP Radio – 2009 Vintage
Five years is a long time to do one thing – particularly if it is high school… But if it is spent doing the Wine of the Week segment on WTOP radio, then five years passes by in the blink of an eye. So...
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Getting Crabby When It Comes To Wines
If it’s summer in Washington, it must be time for crabs. Whether you like your crabs in cakes, sautéed in soft shells or picking the blues, then there is a wine out there for you! Just round up a mess...
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Smokin’ Hot Wines for Smoked Food
This past May, my wife gave me a smoker for my birthday, and I have become obsessed with smoking just about everything from pork products to potatoes. I love the wonderful flavor and tenderness that...
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Yes Virginia, There Is A Governor’s Cup – The Best of Virginia Wines
The Virginia Wineries Association, in partnership with the Virginia Wine Board & the Virginia Vineyards Association, recently announce the winners and put together a “media case” of the winning...
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Laboring Over Labor Day Wines
As we head in to the home stretch of summer and attempt to ease back into the routine of work and/or school, the last thing you want to think about is what wine to kick back with and enjoy this Labor...
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Desert Island Wines
At a recent dinner party, a guest asked me, “What five wines would you want if you were stranded on a desert island?” Well, that certainly gave me pause to stop and think about coming up with my...
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Toasting to the Memory of Nicolas Feuillatte
Nicolas Feuillatte (pronounced Foo-Yatt), the legendary socialite and entrepreneur, passed away last month on August 12th at the age of 88. However, he will best remembered as the visionary who started...
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The Wines of Goosecross Vineyards
I get the feeling that the word “can’t” is simply not in Christi Coors Ficeli’s vocabulary. And while beer – Coors, to be precise – may be in her DNA, wine is definitely in her soul. After spending...
View ArticleWine Clubs
This week’s Wine of the Week topic was proposed by none other than our very own Hillary Howard. She has decided to expand her palate and has asked me to research a few of the better wine clubs to help...
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Summer Wines for Grilling and Chilling
Memorial Day is upon us, and with it comes the hallmarks of Friday backups on the Bay Bridge and sunburned tourists on the Mall. Summer is about to get real in Washington. And while we can expect that...
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Rose Wines for Summer Sippin’
It’s getting a tad warm out there, and one of my favorite styles of wines for summer sippin’ is Rosé. But, I have to confess, I actually drink Rosé wines all year long. I just use the excuse of warmer...
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The White Wines of Portugal
Portugal, a thin strip of land roughly the size of Indiana, is located on the Iberian Peninsula in Western Europe. Spain literally wraps around the northern and eastern borders while the cool Atlantic...
View ArticleCool Wine Ideas for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is this Sunday, and if you are looking for a memorable gift for the wine-loving dad in your life, think about giving him a present that just might last longer than a bottle of wine… like a...
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Red Wines of Portugal
Let’s play a little wine-related word association. What is the first thing that you think of when I say “Portugal?” Port, you say? Naturally. But I bet you didn’t think about value-oriented red wines....
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Red White and Rose for the Fourth of July
When I was growing up, the Fourth of July meant ice cold watermelon, neighborhood cookouts, a parade down Main Street, and – of course – fireworks at the local community college. And beer. Lots and...
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Bastille Day Wines
In America, the Fourth of July celebrates the anniversary of the day we declared our independence from Great Britain. In France, July 14th celebrates the historic day the oppressed citizens of France...
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Happy 50th Anniversary, Robert Mondavi Wines
Sometimes, we in the wine world are so focused on the latest and greatest cult wine or hottest new trend in wine, that we forget about wines with genuine pedigree and history. Wines that deserve more...
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