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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Regions/Wineries You Visited

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    Wines from Regions/Wineries You have Visited     by Marty Cook It is likely that all of us have visited a winery or a number of wineries in various wine regions.  These explorations are tremendous fun!  And, each winery and wine region introduce you to a number of wines from which to draw conclusions. Virtually every winery…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Eastern American Wines (Maine to the Rockies and Michigan to Texas)

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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 called.  You need a little pick-me-up.  Something more than a beer, some dinner, and a sitcom.  You have been practicing some form of sheltering-in-place for…

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  • Cava – A Look at the New Laws

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    CAVA: the Spanish Sparkler and Updated Winemaking Regs     by Joe Via The wine laws in Spain are changing to identify and dictate regional geography boundaries to distinguish the Cava production D.O.’s., Denominación de Origen, i.e., where the grapes are grown. There is not just one production zone, but four. Two now also have sub-zones. In…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ “Summertime Sippers”

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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 called.  You need a little pick-me-up.  Something more than a beer, some dinner, and a sitcom.  You have been practicing some form of sheltering-in-place for…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Burgundy Whites and Reds

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    ----------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 wine-growing region in the world. Renowned for its highly prized red wines made primarily from Pinot Noir, Burgundy (the place) also encompasses a region in…

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  • Cool Australia

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    Cool Australia (Cooler Climate Australian Wines)      by Marty Cook Australia. A single nation island Continent. Vast, mysterious, unique, and hot. Much of the interior of Australia is arid, desert land. The continental heat index is further exacerbated by the proximity of Australia to the hole in the atmospheric ozone layer, although that trend has been…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Sauvignon Blanc

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    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 wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape.  Known as one of the small handful of Noble Grapes, and doubling as one of the parents to…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Syrah

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    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…

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  • National Wine & Cheese Day

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    National Wine & Cheese Day      by Marty Cook What better day to celebrate than a “Hallmark Holiday” on July 25th known as “National Wine & Cheese Day”? Wine and Cheese. Sort of goes together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Like Eggs and Bacon. Like Potatoes and Gravy. Just a natural combination. And, Wine and Cheese…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ Fruit Wines and Dessert Wines

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    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…

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  • Wine Wednesday ~ “if you could have only one wine…”

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    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…

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  • Louis Jadot Chardonnay Comparison

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    Louis Jadot Chardonnay Comparison            by Marty Cook Please join us with Host Joe Via on Sunday, August 8th at 3:30 pm Eastern/New York Time for an hour long presentation that will explain and lead us through tasting of Chardonnay wines from the Burgundy region of France. Did  you know that a white, Burgundy wine is,…

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