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Is White Wine Worth Waiting For?
We love telling the “behind the scenes” stories of the wines featured by Vinesse. Those stories can be found on the “Tasting Notes” that accompany the wines. Yet as interesting (most of the time) as...
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A Toast to the Beginning of Lodi’s Harvest Season
We’ve come to know (and love) California’s Lodi growing region — about 85 miles northeast of San Francisco — for its Zinfandel wines. Many of the Zinfandel vines in Lodi are upwards of a century old,...
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White Options for the Wines of Autumn
My Dad was from Wisconsin and my Mom was from Vermont, so I possess a great deal of knowledge about the Green Bay Packers and maple syrup. I will refrain from commenting on the Pack so as not to upset...
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If You Like (This Coffee), You Might Like (This Wine)
If the meal was good, the conversation has been great, and I don’t have to get up early the next morning, I’ll often conclude a meal out with a cup of cappuccino. (This is most likely to happen at an...
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A Great Way to Experience Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country
Visiting a wine region can be both a highly enjoyable and somewhat daunting endeavor. Your goal might be to see as much as possible — from the tasting rooms to the cellar tours to the restaurants to...
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It’s Time to Begin Thinking About the Thanksgiving Meal
Thanksgiving is when we’re supposed to demonstrate gratitude for our blessings. It’s also a day seemingly designed for nostalgia. Unfortunately, few families exist in a fairy tale, so even — or...
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A Tasty Sandwich for the Day After Thanksgiving
We’ll have some thoughts about wines to serve with the upcoming “Big Feed” next week, but today let’s give some thought to the day after. What to do with all those leftovers? True, you could simply...
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10 Tips for Hosting a Stress-Free Thanksgiving Party
Check your calendar. Thanksgiving is just one week away. If you’re hosting the Big Feast, and you haven’t started planning, the time is now. But there’s no need to panic. We’ve put together a simple...
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The Twelve Days of (Christmas) Wine
With apologies to the English Christmas carol… On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A corkscrew for all to squeeze On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 2 purple...
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Soup-and-Wine Pairings for Cold Winter Nights
If you’re hunkering down over the holidays, nothing warms the body and soul like a bowl of hot soup. Add a glass of complementary wine, and you have a meal. Throw a log in the fireplace, and you have...
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Plan a Super Wine Party for Super Sunday
Yes, we are well past the major holidays for another year… but we have one more major party day to go. Super Bowl Sunday. Even if your team is no longer in the race for the most coveted prize in...
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An Easy-to-Prepare Appetizer for the Big Game
As we mentioned in our last blog, a Super Bowl Sunday party calls for some super-easy-to-prepare appetizers. Ones that will go well with easy-drinking white wines such as Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot...
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Different Wine Varieties, Different Flavors
My daughter (bless her heart) did not inherit my wine nose. To her, virtually every wine smells “winey.” At the other end of the spectrum, there are those who can identify a wine even when they’re...
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Salmon: The Right Sauce Adds to Wine Versatility
Decisions… decisions. Often, the wine recommended to accompany salmon is Pinot Noir. In fact, that pairing was the inspiration for a 1989 book titled, “Red Wine With Fish.” That book, sub-titled “The...
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Czech Cauliflower Pancakes With Zweigelt… or Pinot Noir
The other day, we were downloading photos from the riverboat trip we took on the Danube last fall from our smartphones. We figured it was about time we documented that wonderful journey, which began in...
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Wine-Pairing Tips for Grilling and Barbecuing
I ran across a statistic the other day that I found hard to believe: 75 percent of Americans own a grill — which is a higher percentage than own a dishwasher. One of the biggest grilling weekends of...
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Wine, Music, Pumpkin, Spice and Everything Nice
Most days the subject lines in my email in-box are pretty mundane… “There’s still time to serve 35%…” “We’ve moved!” “Appointment reminder.” Or my favorite of all: “(no subject).” But every so often,...
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Planning Ahead: What Kind of Wine to Bring on Turkey Day?
Check your calendar. The countdown to Thanksgiving has officially begun. And while some of us will be wondering just exactly what we’re “celebrating” that day, the truth is we have a lot to be...
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Controlling Thanksgiving Stress May Require More Wine
I was perusing a “Less Stress Thanksgiving Prep List” the other day, and it totally stressed me out. The list had more than a dozen check-off items spanning a period of three weeks, including multiple...
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Finding Reasons to Be Thankful… and to Raise a Toast
All too often, we lose sight of the meaning behind the holidays we celebrate. Veterans Day and Memorial Day, for example, should be about more than backyard barbecues and three-day weekends. Depending...
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