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by Marty Cook Some of you may have participated in the “Wine Wednesdays” Virtual Wine Tasting (VWT) events that I hosted from late July 2020 through mid-November 2020. With the…

Wine Wednesday (the continued quest for lesser known grapes)                                  by Marty Cook Our Pennsylvania Wine Society Wine Wednesday event this past week was such a success that a consensus of…

Wine Wednesday ~ Wines of the Southern Hemisphere      by Marty Cook As we begin to wrap up our winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, our neighbors in the Southern Hemisphere…

Wine Wednesday - Focus on White Blends      by Marty Cook Wine Wednesday fans are gearing up for an evening of white blends!  This may cause some of our faithful to…

Wine Wednesday Featuring Red Blends          by Marty Cook Our next Wine Wednesday on March 24th features Red Blends!  This event falls on the heels of our Saint Patty’s Day Wine…

Wine Wednesday ~ Wines For the Passover and Easter Seasons    by Marty Cook What are you serving this season?  Just as important is the wine or wines that you will…

Wine Wednesday ~ “The Joys of Cheap Wine”    by Marty Cook This installment of Wine Wednesday is inspired by the book of the same title by Henry Billings. If you…

Wines Made from Hybrid Grapes       by Marty Cook We are all familiar with the short list of so called “Noble Grapes” that includes such favorite European or Vitis vinifera grape…

by Marty Cook Similar to the way in which many of us consistently seem to buy wines made from the same 15 - 18 grapes, it seems that many of…

Wines For Cinco de Mayo      by Marty Cook Happy Cinco de Mayo!  Cinco de Mayo is an annual Mexican celebration held on May 5.  The date is observed to commemorate…

Wines of Australia and New Zealand     by Marty Cook While we are enjoying our springtime and experiencing budbreak in the Northern Hemisphere, the world “down under” is enjoying their Southern…