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Comfy wines for unsettling times
Filed under: 2004mackenziemuellercarneroscabernetfranc, 2004tablascreekpanoplie, 2005tablascreekgrenacheblanc, 2005williamsselyemflaxvineyardpinotnoir, Cabernet Franc, Carneros, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Mourvedre, Napa, Paso Robles, Pinot Noir, Sonoma, Syrah

When the world seems upside down it makes perfect sense to turn to wines we know and love. We feature a few of these "comfy wines" in this post. Hot ...

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Posted 10 days ago by Bacchus
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Say hello to my little friends
Filed under: 2000closduvalestatecarnerospinotnoir, 2005anglimviognierbiennacido, 2006magnienbourgogne, Burgundy, Carneros, Paso Robles, Pinot Noir, Viognier

Scarface loses the election and gazes on our new world of economic chaos and the unavoidable destruction of a false history. tBoW apologizes for his morose mood. While I am ...

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Posted 17 days ago by Bacchus
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Hell Yeh!!! It's the wine stoopid!
Filed under: 1997catogni, 2004vitatgevielhdelapeyrejuranconsec, 2005domainelabetcotesdejuraflorsdesavinin, 2007pierrechermettebeaujolais, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Gamay, Napa, Pinot Noir

Palate Food & Wine is the one restaurant in Los Angeles where I do not bring my own bottle of wine. Every once in awhile something is so obvious it ...

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Posted 24 days ago by Bacchus
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Quality & Value trumps the Old Razzle Dazzle!!
Filed under: 1996chapoutierchateauneufdupapebarberac, 2002ojaivogelzangsyrah, 2004chateaugaillardsaumur, 2004domaindelachapellelesgalliereschinon, 2005koehlersyrahestate, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Languedoc, Rhone, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Syrah

As the Presidential campaign comes to a crushing close we are asked to focus our remaining attention muscles on voting. tBoW urges every reader to follow the same principles in ...

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Posted 4 weeks ago by Bacchus
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Local restaurants, movie stars, fine wines
Filed under: 1996rochiolilittlehillpinotnoir, 2005grangedesrouquettemarsanneviognier, 2006louislatourmaconlugnylesgenvierres, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Languedoc, Marsanne, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Viognier

The wine economy update:When I wrote this post about a month ago in advance of this publication preceded the greatest economic event in our lifetlme. The current financial crisis in ...

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Posted 5 weeks ago by Bacchus
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Economic meltdown will hurt wine clubs
Filed under: 1991grgichhillsestatechardonnay, 2001soligamarreserva, 2005mckenziemuellerpinotnoir, Chardonnay, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Rioja Alta, Tempranillo

To cancel or not to cancel my wine club subscriptions? The economic crisis (i.e, we gonna have a lot less disposable $$) means making adjustments all down the line. Including ...

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Posted 6 weeks ago by Bacchus
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Ye Olde Pinot Purge and Binge
Filed under: 1986chateaucanonpremierecru, 1998talismancarnerospinotnoir, 2001longoriafeciegapinotnoir, 2004jwilkespinotblanc, 2006cotedenuitsvillagesdomainedestilleuls, Burgundy, Carneros, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County

Sober thinking: The following entry was written several weeks ago as is my practice. I am writing this preamble following the most incredibly miserable week in the stock market in ...

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Posted 7 weeks ago by Bacchus
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October...switch to football wines
Filed under: 2000phelpsinsignia, 2004saxumbonerock, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Napa, tillieclaret

September and October are transition months in the wine calendar. We leave behind the summer wines - the Rosés, Moscati and lean and frothy acidic white wines from Austria to ...

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Posted 8 weeks ago by Bacchus
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Dundee Hills 13 years later...
Filed under: 1993langewillamettevalleypinotnoir, 2000domainedebonserinecoterotielesmoutonnes, 2001salomonundhofkremserkoeglresilingreserve, 2006rexhillwillamettevalleypinotnoir, 2006sineannoregonpinotnoir, 2007vinhoverdeadamado, Austria, Pinot Noir, Rhone, Riesling, Syrah

It has been 13 years since tBoW visited Portland and the Willamette Valley. We made two day trips into the Valley touring McMinnville and the Dundee Hills. Here is a ...

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Posted 9 weeks ago by Bacchus
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the Class of 47: tBoW Year One Top U20 wines
Filed under: Value Value Value

The Best of Wines has a simple objective: finding, tasting and praising the best wines that are under $20. Sounds easy enough. But, as an old pal used to love ...

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Posted 10 weeks ago by Bacchus
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