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Mini-reviews 158: Cleaning out the wine closet
Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. This month, four reds after cleaning out the wine…
Jeff Siegel
Jun 24
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No, wine business, expensive wine is not better just because it’s expensive
Premiumization’s battle cry is nothing more than another wine flim flam
Jeff Siegel
Jun 23
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Wine of the week: Vinho verde 2022
There’s lots and lots of vinho verde available, but prices have gone up and quality is inconsistent
Jeff Siegel
Jun 22
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Winebits 755: Wine investing, lawsuits, Martha Stewart
This week’s wine news: Some words of wisdom about investing in wine, plus another terrific lawsuit, and Martha Stewart wine
Jeff Siegel
Jun 21
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When's the last time you heard someone say, "Let's go buy wine in a can"?
Cans didn’t save the wine business from itself – for just that reason
Jeff Siegel
Jun 20
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Wine history lesson 5: Big Wine's forebear -- the infamous California Wine Association
The 19th century wine cartel controlled more than 80 percent of the state’s wine business
Jeff Siegel
Jun 17
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Father's Day wine 2022
Father's Day wine 2022: Bring on the well-made and value-oriented wine for Dad
Jeff Siegel
Jun 16
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Wine of the week: Santa Julia Reserva Mountain Blend 2019
Once again, the snobs try to ruin a terrific wine for the rest of us
Jeff Siegel
Jun 15
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Winebits 754: "Healthy" wine, wine etiquette, Coke and booze
This week’s wine news: More non-alcoholic wine “health benefits,” plus wine etiquette, and Coke inches into alcohol
Jeff Siegel
Jun 14
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Expensive wine 157: Ridge Geyserville 2018
One more reason why Ridge may be the best red wine producer in the U.S.
Jeff Siegel
Jun 13
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Mega Purple: The natural wine ingredient that no one wants to talk about
It’s concentrated grape juice that may be in your $15 supermarket red. But don’t tell anyone I told you so
Jeff Siegel
Jun 10
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Wine’s sustainability problem
There’s more to being green than growing grapes, but the wine business still hasn’t figured that out
Jeff Siegel
Jun 9
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