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This Week’s Wine
"Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be," sang Doris Day in "The Man Who Knew Too Much." That was in 1956, when hardly anyone knew about "sera," or "Syrah," pronounced similarly but approached differently. The former is a form of the Spanish verb, "to be," and adding "que," makes it work as the line
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This Week’s Wine: How Old Is That Norton?
And should you drink it now or hold on to it? Palate Press has a story by Joe on just that topic. Several Missouri winemakers give their views.
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This Week’s Wine, May 25, 2011
There are countless Chardonnays out there, with every style, every flavor, every finish making claims to greatness. I'm not a huge fan of California's offerings, though some can be very good. A few visits to the Burgundy area of France left wondrous memories of crisp, dry, citrus-y wines, but too many American wine-shop shelves and
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Morgan Spurlock sent shivers of envy into millions of people–and shivers of disgust into millions more–when he spent a month eating only McDonald’s fare for “Super Size Me.” Now, in “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” he proves himself absolutely shameless, but quite funny and imaginative as he tries to finance a 90-minute commercial for a
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A Little More Wine
…and a little late, but here are some notes on the 2011 vertical Norton tasting at Stone Hill. Just click here to read about it in Relish.
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This Week’s Wine, April 2, 2011
Interested in Missouri wine? Would you like to taste some? The Doubletree Hotel at West Port Plaza should be your destination today. The 2011 Drink Local Wine Conference offers three seminars (tickets include lunch) this morning; a taste-off this afternoon with some two dozen Missouri wineries pouring samples and tasters voting on their favorites, followed
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Local Wine Conference Open to the Public
We know that our readers know a lot about everything, but we sometimes wonder just how knowledgeable they are about the wines of our state. More than a century ago, Missouri grapes helped save the world's wine industry; about a century ago, Missouri was one of the world leaders in wine production. Today, Missouri is
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This Week’s Wine, February 20, 2011
Opening a bottle of wine is a lot like scratching off the scratch-off stuff on a lottery ticket. It carries a feeling of suspense, of the hope that great things are about to happen. They are not always realized, of course, and while millionaire status may never arrive, a good bottle of wine provides pleasure.
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This Week’s Wine, February 2, 2011
The opportunity to open a good Zinfandel always lowers the odds for a delightful dining experience. Opening four of them is almost as much fun as winning a lottery. And when the wines come from Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley, under the label of Dry Creek Vineyards, they can be opened with confidence. A recent
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This Week’s Wine, December 30, 2010
You can't judge a book by its cover, and you certainly can't judge a wine by its label. With a book, however, you can slide it out of its space on the shelf of the shop, open it and read a few paragraphs–or even a few pages–to get a slight indication of its worth. A