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Washington Red Wine Blends Podcast

Its a time of the year when my thoughts are dominated by white wine and rosé. Particularly since it’s going to be 90 degrees and humid in Brooklyn…again. But that doesn’t mean I can’t take time out of my sweltering day to speak about Washington red wine blends. On the latest episode of the What [More]

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Seven Hills Winery Rosé Makes Cabernet Franc The Star

I am a huge fan of Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley. Many bottles are in my Hall of Fame, including one that’s probably in my Top Ten reds, ever. It’s a rising star on another continent, in a different guise, and what might seem a surprising state. Yes, Washington. Enter the Seven Hills Winery Rosé. [More]

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A Vertical Tasting of Cadence Winery from the Wine Cellar

I cleaned out and packed up the bottles from the wine cellar I kept at an offsite storage facility and thought a vertical tasting of a Cadence Winery bottling would be a fine reward for all my lifting and hauling. (And lack of breaking.) So here are my thoughts from tasting (and drinking) the 2002, [More]

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