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Wine Wednesday         by Marty Cook The work week is dragging on and you are half of the way to the weekend.  Wednesday, or “Hump Day”, as it is commonly…

Wine Wednesday         by Marty Cook The work week is dragging on and you are half of the way to the weekend.  Wednesday, or “Hump Day”, as it is commonly…

----------by Marty Cook---------- Burgundy. Thought of as a color. Also synonymous with a wine. Burgundy is, first and foremost, a place. Located in France, Burgundy is arguably the most significant…

Sauvignon Blanc       by Marty Cook This week’s installment of Wine Wednesday takes place on July 14th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York Time on the Zoom link shown below and features…

Syrah     by Marty Cook Syrah. One of the handful of the six or seven Noble Grapes, depending upon whose list you read. The Noble Grapes as an aggregate make the…

Fruit & Dessert Wines              by Marty Cook The topic for our next Wine Wednesday on July 28th at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern/New York time) may initially be off-putting to some, as…

by Marty Cook Imagine being marooned on a desert island with nothing but a secure, climate-controlled wine cellar and an endless supply of wine but limited to only one varietal…

PLONK          by Marty Cook What is “Plonk”?  Wikipedia defines it thusly: “Plonk is a non-specific and derogatory term used primarily in British and Australian English for cheap, low-quality wine. It…

This ubiquitous grape of French origin grows well in nearly all terroir and exhibits a multiplicity of aromas and flavors reflective of those terroir.  Yet, there  are those who decry…

Maybe there is a wine that you reserve for very special occasions, or another of which you can never get enough, or another without which you could never live.  Is…

by Marty Cook Cabernet Sauvignon, often referred to as “The King of Wine Grapes”, is the topic of our upcoming installment of Wine Wednesday on this coming Wednesday, September 1st…

This much-maligned grape remains the favorite of many, save for the movie-goers who fell prey to undeserved bad press in “Sideways”.   Tell us about your favorite Merlot! ___________________________________________________________ Additional details…