Monthly Archives: August 2008

Anuva Wine Party, Powers of Ten, and Significant Figures (Digits)

Sometimes you just have to go back to the basics. Friends, food, wine. So we invited over some people, pulled out some of our wines and had a relaxing and lovely evening. One of the greatest things about wine is … Continue reading

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Evolved Wine, Evolution As It Relates to Wine

Wine evolves and wine can also be evolved. When wine comes into contact with oxygen, it oxygenates. Scientifically speaking, this means that there is a process of a loss of electrons (definition of oxygenation) to more electronegative (molecules/chemicals that want … Continue reading

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Consumer Preferences: Wine Shipping Issues

I will admit that this is a bit of a sore subject for me, as I am in the business of shipping wine, but I have not yet met a single American who has attended one of my wine tastings … Continue reading

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Cafayate, Salta, Argentina–High Desert Wines

I have been through the Cafayate region and its surrounding twice to visit various Bodegas (wineries) and I find the region resembles something out of a Salvador Dalí painting. Besides my watch nearly melting onto my wrist, this desolate, arid … Continue reading

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Wine Spectator’s Dilemma

As many of you may have read in the news last week, Wine Spectator has gotten caught with their pants down a bit. Pretty much at their ankles. Robin Goldstein, author of The Wine Trials–a book that critiques the wine … Continue reading

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The Olympics: A Summer Wine Break

What wine goes well with the pure competition, grace and nerve racking drama of the Olympics? Malbec, malbec, malbec. Why? It’s my favorite. Being a former swimmer at the University of Southern California myself, I find that for approximately 2 … Continue reading

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House Wine – Vino de la Casa

Having a glass of house wine brings memories of my trips through Italy and France, where house wine is the most common wine ordered on all menus. The anticipation and mystery of drinking an unknown brand and unknown varietal can … Continue reading

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