at the Star-Telegram newspaper in Forth Worth, Texas. My job, then as now — to speak for the ordinary wine drinker, to stand up for everyone who is overwhelmed by wine’s confusion, and to be as curmudgeonly as possible in defense of cheap wine and the value and enjoyment it brings...
Many people probably think of wine as just cheap alcohol, and they are entitled to their opinion, but that’s not the way I see it. Prohibition’s Long Shadow You can see where thinking about wine as just an alcohol delivery system can lead if you look at the U.S. experience with ...
Descriptor for wines that assert themselves with a full bodied delivery and offer bold, powerful, rich flavors.Sulfites / Sulfur Sulfites (also spelled "sulphites") are sulfur-based compounds, like sulfur dioxide, used in the vinification process. Recent years have seen much negative discussion of...
I think wine is a great beverage. I certainly drink wine every day. Most of the time I drink my own wine because I'm cheap. It depends on what I'm eating. One of my favorites right now is a rosato that we made from the dolcetto grape. People still think rosés are inferior wine...
Oz, who was a stage and film actor in a previous life, is a dramatic speaker, but if you watch the video I think you will agree with me that his message is even more powerful than the delivery. Preaching to the Choir Oz Clarke is not alone in this view and to a certain extent I...
It is not unusual for me to have groceries coming from several large supermarkets, plus specialty stores and don’t even remind me of how many Amazon Prime delivery trucks show up at our door. So good news – you have your food and wine. Now what? Well, you had better have a ...
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intend the entrance and delivery of the wines. The rent charged is about lod. per hogshead per annum, and the octroi and other town dues amount to about lod. per gallon; the number of entries sometimes amounts to 1500 a day. It was formerly the custom with pro- prietors of small vin...
Now, this is one of the few wineries near Rome where you could probably wrangle a tasting as a walk-in. However, it’s a little risky so it’s just wiser topre-book. Plus, tastings are awesome since you get the choice of a cheap and cheerful three-wine tasting of an ICT, DOC,...
The man in the black coat wiped his hands on his pants and offered me a handshake. "Cesare Palermo. With the Post, and a little late on my delivery today. I take it you're with the hospital?" He was an older fellow, perhaps older than me, with white hair and a gray beard. ...