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How to be a Champion Wine Gift Giver!

How to be a Champion Wine Gift Giver!

Learn how to give wine as a gift with confidence! Oh goodness! Wine is almost always the perfect adult gift for the holidays… or for practically any other occasion. But if you’re not sure what you’re doing, or follow the leading of the maddening crowd, there’s a good chance that …
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Bored With Bottles? Bring on the Box!

Bored With Bottles? Bring on the Box!

Oh, how far we have come! There was a time not so long ago that we wouldn’t have even considered drinking a wine with a screw cap, let alone wine sold in a box. The times, however, are changing… and some very delicious wines are finding their way into cardboard …
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Uncloaking the Mystery of Italian Wines

Uncloaking the Mystery of Italian Wines

    Why are Italian wines such a mystery? Well, consider this… There are actually more than 2000 grape varietals grown in Italy; the number one wine producing country in the world. We’re familiar with a small handful of these varietals, but probably 99% of the grapes grown there are …
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Deeply Personal Insights Behind Wine Medals and Perfect Scores

Deeply Personal Insights Behind Wine Medals and Perfect Scores

Deeply Personal Insights Behind Wine Medals and Perfect Scores Rarely will you ever walk into a wine retail shop that doesn’t proudly display shelf talkers calling out the medals won and high scores earned by an elite ensemble of select wines. These accolades can do much to boost a wine’s …
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Welcome Total Wine & More!

Welcome Total Wine & More!

Grape Encounters Radio, the leading nationwide wine-radio and podcasting network, proudly announces the beginning of a sponsorship agreement with the …
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Tinker With Imperfect Wine?

Tinker With Imperfect Wine?

If a wine doesn’t taste great, You can improve it on your own! You can try on pants or shoes …
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Out With the Old Ways!

Out With the Old Ways!

The times are definitely changing.  When my parents were first getting into wine, there were probably only a dozen or …
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Living The Maverick Wine Life

Living The Maverick Wine Life

We hate to break anyone’s bubble, but wine is not sacred.  Not every bottle measures up to your expectations.  When …
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Decadence Redefined!

Decadence Redefined!

Maybe I’m about to tell you something that you already know, but it always great to learn about research that …
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