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Filed under: brick house, brickhouse, on the mike, wine

"Attention : Beau Jarvis Dear Beau : Doug forwarded his e-mail and your response concerning the use of the Brick House wine label. As Doug has already noted, Brick House ...

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Posted 45 weeks ago by beau
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Coming Soon: Brickhouse by the Juice Crew
Filed under: on the mike

And the winning design is: All the Juice Crew-ers should expect to receive their cases in the very near future.

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Posted 47 weeks ago by beau
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I can't believe it's not Stelvin!
Filed under: italy, on the mike, red wine, wine reviews

There are those who cling to the 'romance' and 'tradition' of popping the cork prior to imbibing. Then there are those who think such 'romance' and 'tradition' are ridiculous if ...

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Posted 47 weeks ago by beau
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Gutenberg Would be Proud: The Juice in Print
Filed under: articles, on the mike, salt lake magazine, white wine, wine, wine reviews

If you happen to dwell in the land of hard copy, check out the current issue of Salt Lake Magazine. Whilst neglecting Basic Juice in cyberspace, I have been nurturing ...

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Posted 49 weeks ago by beau
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Not Good with Turkey
Filed under: california, white wine, wine reviews

This time of year the wine lover is inundated with T-day wine recommendations..."German Riesling is perfect with turkey"...."A Beaujolais is a sure bet on Thanksgiving"...."Burgundy, both red and white are ...

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Posted 53 weeks ago by beau
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Juice Crew Red Label: The Finalists
Filed under: california, on the mike

The judges have narrowed the field down to three finalists. To the Juice Crew members: Please vote for your favorite label by sending a message to me by 5 December. ...

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Posted 53 weeks ago by beau
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It's Not Big It's Large
Filed under: canada, Music, okanagan, wine, wine reviews

The adjective 'big' as it relates to wine often carries a slightly negative connotation. Well, if not a overtly negative, then at least, fairly rough. A big red wine is ...

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Posted 55 weeks ago by beau
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Old Wine Bloggers Never Die, They Just Write for the Gazette
Filed under: Montreal Gazette, on the mike, wine, wine news

For those who have been around the wine blog-o-sphere for a few years, the Caveman's blog was a gem. Bill Z. offered world class wine knowledge with a down-to-earth attitude. ...

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Posted 58 weeks ago by beau
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Hey, NZ! Hold Everything.
Filed under: gewurztraminer, new zealand, on the mike, riesling, sauvignon blanc, white wine, wine, wine reviews

I've often wondered why New Zealand was anointed/anointed itself as the land of Sauvignon Blanc. To be sure, NZ SB has been quite successful as an import to the US ...

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Posted 58 weeks ago by beau
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A Case for Creativity (AKA Free Wine!)
Filed under: california, crushpad, juice crew red, on the mike, questions/answers/memes, red wine, syrah

Are you the Mac-daddy/-mommie when it comes to creativity? Have you ever looked at all the blasé wine labels out there and thought, "I could do so much better."? Well, ...

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Posted 59 weeks ago by beau
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