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These wines from around the world work in warm or cool weather.
September 2010
by Bill Coy
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The
world’s southernmost wine-producing country, New Zealand, offers the best of old and new
worlds.
August 2007
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Of
course, California comes to mind whenever American wine is the topic, but lately
it seems like wine is vinified all across the USA.
July 2007
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The
Rhone Valley of France produces
some of the finest whites in the world.
June 2007
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German Riesling wine has been misunderstood in the past, but even its reputation as an overly
sweet wine with hard-to-interpret labels can’t keep it down.
May 2007
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These wines are easy to drink without a food to compliment and are great after a long day's work or when relaxing with friends.
April 2007
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Learn how to pair the perfect wine with your food.
March 2007
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The Rhone Valley
region has been creating robust reds with rich, earthy flavor for
centuries.
February 2007
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There
are several porto styles—all made only in Portugal—and they vary in price
greatly, but the general idea is a sweet, rich, robust dessert wine.
January 2007
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This
time of the year is crazy enough, so I shopped for this month’s wine selection with
everyone in mind.
December 2006
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These
wines prove that very good wine from the Pacific Northwest isn’t just from
Oregon.
November 2006
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Beer is the most likely beverage ordered
with
Asian food. It is the easy out when you don’t have a clue as to
what to drink
with hot and spicy cuisine. And it works. But for the
wine lover, there are
wines that make this complex cuisine even
better.
October 2006
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One of the fastest-growing areas of the wine industry is the earth-friendly winery. Whether tagged organic, eco-friendly, biodynamic, or grown using sustainable farming, it is about letting the dirt and the fruit do the work.
September 2006
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Pizza is not that difficult to pair with wine, and I've found a pour for virtually all types of pie.
August 2006
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There is not a lot of viognier out there, but that's no reason to overlook it.
July 2006
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For Argentina, it’s simple. The wines are delicious, drinkable as soon as they’re bottled, and, for the most part, affordable.
June 2006
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The Loire Valley in France produces some of the finest chenin blanc, muscadet, sauvignon blanc, and cabernet franc in the world.
May 2006
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There are so many styles of chardonnay that there is one for every taste, from dry to sweet, light to heavy, and everywhere in between.
April 2006
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Most regionally grown grapes are University of Minnesota hybrids, optimized to survive our winter.
March 2006
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Rioja (ree-oh-ha) is to Spain what Napa Valley is to California, or Bordeaux is to France.
February 2006
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Sicily's wine region is the largest in Italy—larger than Tuscany's, and it out-produces the productive Veneto most years.
January 2006
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