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TV wine ads: Did Bolla get it right 41 years ago?
The Wine Curmudgeon's decades-long survey of TV wine ads has found few worth watching; most are either sappy, miss the point, or rely on stupid humor…
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Post office wine shipping bill introduced again
And, once again, it will probably go nowhere
Jun 8
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Wine of the week: Vinho verde 2023
Vinho verde quality rebounded this year, but prices remain high
Jun 7
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Winebits 803: Wine marketing, wine sales, ancient wine
This week’s wine news: Yes, wine marketing is terrible. Plus more bad news about wine sales and another insight into ancient wine
Jun 6
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Jeff Siegel
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Federal government moves one step closer to ingredient labels for wine
First part of process could happen in next couple of weeks
Jun 5
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Update: Wine prices 2023
Are we nearing the point where prices have peaked?
Jun 2
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Wine history lesson 9: Wine is too expensive, 1972 edition
“Something can be done about wine prices”
Jun 1
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May 2023
Wine of the week: La Chapelle du Bastion Picpoul de Pinet 2022
This white from southern France offers a refreshing change during a long, hot summer
May 31
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Jeff Siegel
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Winebits 802: SVB, “champagne,” ancient grapes
This week’s wine news: Perspective on the SVB failure, plus more fake champagne and 1,300-year old wine
May 30
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Jeff Siegel
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Memorial Day 2023
The blog is off today for the Memorial Day holiday, but will return tomorrow with our usual features. Until then, a belated 90th happy birthday to…
May 29
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Memorial Day 2023
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Mini-reviews 169: Even more rose reviews 2023
Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. This month, five rose reviews as part of the blog’s…
May 26
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Memorial Day and rose 2023
The blog’s 16th annual Memorial Day and rose celebration, in which we celebrate cheap, quality pink wine
May 25
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