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A wine blog exploration of world wine and viticulture through travels and tastings.

Time to take a bow: The Silk Road of Wine ranked #74 in the top 100 wine blogs
Filed under: top rated wine blogs, wine blogs, Wine news

OK, we are humbled to have made the list. Thanks (and now I'll have to post more frequently!).

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Posted 11 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Wine Review: Johann Donabaum Setzberg Riesling Smaragd 2005
Filed under: austrian wine, donabaum, riesling, wachau, Wine ratings, winemonger

This beautiful wine came courtesy of the good folks at Winemonger, with whom we've recently become acquainted (and who will be the subject of a future post, given their excellent ...

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Posted 40 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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23rd Annual International Beer Festival SF review
Filed under: Wine news

Recently a small group of us went to the International Beer Festival San Francisco which was held at Fort Mason. Since we'd been there before, and especially since our intrepid ...

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Posted 63 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Introducing my sister blog, Tole's Take!
Filed under: Weblogs

I'm happy to announce the launch of my sister blog, Tole's Take, which is more of a general-interest and Internet-focused blog. The first few postings on Rules for Startups and ...

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Posted 63 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Just like MJ: I'm back
Filed under: Wine news

Yes, I've been away from the blog for a while but for good reason -- in the last few months I left Yahoo after 5 great years and started an ...

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Posted 65 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Think Pink (Rose, that is) for Summertime Entertaining
Filed under: Wine and food pairing

Rose is a wine that is finally gaining the respect it rightfully deserves in this country. A dry, crisp, higher-acid rose is the ideal partner for summer entertaining, especially if ...

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Posted 69 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Sake review: Harushika "Tokimeki" sparkling sake
Filed under: Wine ratings

This was a remarkable find at the excellent one-star Michelin restaurant, Bushi-Tei, which bills itself as French California fusion with a touch of Japanese accent (and quite an accent it ...

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Posted 82 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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A Contrarian View of Merlot, part III
Filed under: Wine ratings

Continuing my kick about merlot that I started in earlier posts part I and part II, according to the indispensable book The Wine Lover's Companion by Ron and Sharon Herbst:In ...

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Posted 132 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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A Contrarian View of Merlot, part II
Filed under: Wine ratings

I'm on a kick here about merlot, as you can see from my last post. The much-maligned grape has once again drawn the focus of Eric Asimov of the NY ...

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Posted 133 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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Poll: what is the best way to taste a wine vertical?
Filed under: Wine news

I went to a great vertical tasting recently and will post about it shortly. It brought up a very interesting question -- what is the optimal way to taste a ...

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Posted 133 weeks ago by Joel Toledano
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