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The Cheap Wine of the Year 2022 shortlist
Wine of the week: Corvezzo Prosecco Extra Dry NV
Winebits 730: The “end of the year, and aren't we glad“ edition
New Year’s sparkling wine 2021
Mini-reviews 152: The night before Christmas Eve Edition
Wine of the week: Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap Red 2019
Winebits 729: Wine bottles, Eyrie Vineyards, robots
Expensive wine 151: Bellavista Franciacorta Cuvee Brut
The Wine Curmudgeon's favorite posts of 2021
Wine of the week: Moulin de Gassac Guilhem White 2020
Winebits 728: Wine snobs, wine and health, French wine
The WC video: Holiday wine tips one more time
Winecast 65: Fred Peterson on owning a winery, making wine in California, and staying in business
Wine of the week: Banfi Centine Red 2019
Winebits 727: Restaurant wine, wine scores, wine trends
Wine scores not only refuse to die, but seem to be increasing like the spawn of devil
Holiday shocker: Hundreds of FedEx packages were dumped in a ravine
The blog’s holiday, 2022 $10 Hall of Fame, and Cheap Wine of the Year schedule
Wine of the week: Protocolo Blanco 2019
Winebits 726: Alcohol regulation, wine barrels, wine bottles
Mini-reviews 151: Black Friday edition 2021
Wine of the week: Les Dauphins Reserve Rose 2020
Winebits 725: Franzia holiday outfits, sommelier scandal, Big Wine
Expensive wine 150: Balletto Vineyards Chardonnay 2017
Birthday Week essay 2021: The WC’s plan to save the wine business from itself
Wine of the week: La Vieille Ferme Rouge 2019
Winebits 724: Happy 14th birthday to the blog
Five things the Wine Curmudgeon learned in moving the blog from free to paid
Seven things that should be banned from the holiday wine experience
Wine of the week: Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Winebits 723: Ingredient labels, Kevin Zraly, wine theft
Will listing bottle weights in wine reviews help save the planet?
Why aren’t we drinking more Portuguese wine?
The blog’s year end, holiday, and 2022 $10 Hall of Fame and Cheap Wine of the Year schedule
Wine of the week: Herdade do Esporao Assobio 2017
Winebits 722: Big Beer, Bordeaux scandal, Patagonia wine
The Great Wine Supply Chain Kerfuffle of 2021
Winecast 64: Paul Tincknell and wine's failure to address the neo-Prohibitionists
Wine of the week: Louis Jadot Macon-Villages 2020
Winebits 721: Hard seltzer, Ohio, food trends
Is chenin blanc finally becoming respectable?
Mini-reviews 150: Nielson, Donnata, Old Soul, Scheurebe
Do younger wine drinkers prefer imported wine?
Wine of the week: Mas Janeil Les Hauts de Janeil Syrah-Grenache 2015
Winebits 720: Ancient wine, mocktails, North Korea
Expensive wine 149: Vina Maquis Viola 2014
Suck on this, premiumization: 14 bottles of wine for $148
Ingredient labels are coming to wine in Europe
Wine of the week: Scaia Garganega Chardonnay 2020
Winebits 719: Grey Poupon, Halloween wine, wine growlers
Please, wine business, don’t market your product like this
Shocking news: Wine with dinner won’t kill you
Wine of the week: Mont Gravet Carignan 2019
Winebits 718: Premiumization, anti-trust, postal service wine delivery
Ask the WC 30: BYOB, wine for friends, California fires
Is there good news for wine delivery on the horizon?
Three signs the wine apocalypse is a lot closer than you think
Wine of the week: Balnea Verdejo 2019
Winebits 717: Winespeak, DoorDash, supermarket wine
Winecast 63: Chris Keel and the independent retailer during the pandemic
Mini-reviews 149: Naia, Milagro, Luberri, Sunshine Bay
By the Bottle features the Wine Curmudgeon
Wine of the week: Parducci Cabernet Sauvignon Small Lot 2018
Winebits 716: Eating at home, Italian imports, "waxsplaining"
Wine to drink when everyone (and it does seem like everyone) wants to buy your house
Bring on Bogle’s ghost story writing contest!
Hard seltzer’s popularity may be waning; can the wine business finally relax?
Wine of the week: Rickshaw Sauvignon Blanc California 2018
Winebits 715: Lawsuit, expensive wine, direct shipping
Expensive wine 148: Marichal Tannat Grand Reserve "A" 2018
Winecast 62: Kimberly Johnson, Philosophy Winery
Update: Yes, the wine supply chain is out of whack
Wine of the week: Henry Fessy Gamay Noir
Winebits 714: IHOP wine, Pierce's Disease, wine capsules
"We aren't porn stars anymore:" SNL takes on wine marketing
Wine of the week: Casa Ferreirinha Planalto 2019
Winebits 713: Sommelier arson, restaurant wine, Waters Edge
Have Portuguese blends become the best value in red wine?
Mini-reviews 148: Abacela, Raeburn, Chronic Cellars, Rose All Day
Wine and food pairings 14: Mom's chicken parmigiana
Wine of the week: El Coto Rioja Crianza 2016
Winebits 712: Parsing the Gallup drinking survey
Stop the presses! The US is not falling down in a drunken stupor
Beer drinkers -- and Big Beer – love nutrition facts labels
Wine’s generation gap may be even bigger than we think
Wine of the week: La Vieille Ferme Blanc 2020
Winebits 711: Anti-trust, Champagne crisis, wine investments
Follow-up: Convenience store wine’s surge in popularity
Ask the WC 29: Birthday gifts, larger bottles, and on-line
Wine of the week: CVNE Cune Rioja Crianza 2016
Winebits 710: Villa Maria bankruptcy, ancient wine, wine marketing
Expensive wine 147: Laherte Freres Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV
Welcome to the terrors of ultra-premiumization
10 years of premiumization -- and all the damage that has been done
Wine of the week: Saget La Petite Perriere Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Winebits 709: Sommelier arson, wine delivery, hat etiquette
Convenience stores to the rescue!
Update: Porch wine for the long, hot summer
Winecast 61: Michael Wangbickler and what comes next for wine
Wine of the week: McManis Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Winebits 708: Three-tier, direct shipping, Big Food
Follow-up: Wine, younger consumers, and cooking shows
Mini-reviews 147: Lost Eden, Balletto, Rodney Strong, The Crossings
High-alcohol, unpleasant wines: The Trump tariff legacy
Wine of the week: Domaine de Pellehaut Harmonie de Gascogne 2020
Winebits 707: On-line wine, sommeliers, Beaujolais Nouveau
Whatever happened to the post-pandemic wine boom?
2001: An Expensive Wine Odyssey
Why don’t younger people drink wine? Because it’s not on the cooking shows they watch
Wine of the week: Caldora Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2018
Winebits 706: Chateau Ste. Michelle sale, restaurant wine, Total Wine
Expensive wine 146: Smith-Madrone Riesling 2017
Winecast 60: Mike Dunne and quality, affordable California wine
Is organic wine quality better just because it’s organic?
Wine of the week: McManis Viognier 2018
Winebits 705: Drink Local, glass bottles, ancient wine
Ask the WC 28: Wine Curmudgeon ethics, sweet red wine, and wine spending
Wine of the week: Broadside Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Winebits 704: Champagne glasses, consolidation, wine trends
Barefoot wine review 2021: Merlot and Crisp White Spritzer
Mini-reviews 146: AIX, Marques de Caceres, Ponga, Clean Slate
Laser Cat strikes another blow against wine snobs and overpriced wine
Wine of the week: Vinho verde 2021
Winebits 703: Underage drinking, restaurant wine, “cult wines”
Update: Wines prices 2021 – wine and the law of supply and demand
Update: Wine prices 2021 – the Trump wine tariff is finally dead
Wine of the week: Cusumano Nero d'Avola 2019
Winebits 702: Premiumization, Smithsonian, wine bottles
Expensive wine 145: Justin Isosceles 2016
20 percent off the WC newsletter for Father's Day
How to taste wine -- if you want to be really annoying about it
Lawmakers introduce bill to let U.S. Postal Service deliver beer, wine, and spirits
Wine of the week: Domaine Bousquet Sparkling Rose Brut NV
Winebits 701: Focus groups, mergers, restaurant wine
Pandemic or no, e-commerce wine is here to stay
Winecast 59: Eric Orange of LocalWineEvents on wine post-pandemic
Liquor law face-off 2: More state law silliness
Wine of the week: Vision Gruner Veltliner 2019
Winebits 700: Sunday wine sales, tasting room fees, imported wine
Mini-reviews 145: Even more rose reviews 2021
Wine of the week: La Vieille Ferme Rose 2020
Winebits 699: Wild boars, pandemic drinking, liquor lawsuit
The seventh annual do-it-yourself wine review
Worf: "I will accept premiumization"
Yes, we were drinking less during the pandemic
Wine of the week: Barossa Valley Estate GSM 2017
Winebits 698: Layoffs, wine prices, wine consumption
Pandemic pricing: Are we trying to buy less expensive wine?
Three wines that give the WC more reason to worry about the future of the wine business
Six wine questions to answer as we come out of the pandemic
Wine of the week: Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap White 2019
Winebits 697: Sauvignon blanc shortage, restaurant wine, Fred Tasker
Wine and food pairings 13: Crawfish etouffee
Alexa, who is the Wine Curmudgeon?
Wine of the week: L'Onesta Lambrusco di Sorbara NV
Winebits 696: Wine tariff, Walmart, wine tourism
Expensive wine 144: Pio Cesare Cortese di Gavi 2018
TV wine ad review: This Premier Estates commercial was so tasteless it was banned
Ernest Hemingway, wine, and writing about wine
Wine of the week: Familia Zuccardi Malbec Serie A 2019
Winebits 695: Wine consumption, legal weed, wine prices
Is Gallo about to change the idea of winery tasting rooms forever?
Mini-reviews 144: Pinot grigio, MAN, Altano, Gavi
Ohio regulators: Why can’t wine writers get samples in your state?
Wine of the week: Mimi en Provence Grande Reserve 2019
Winebits 694: Wine packaging, convenience store wine, Pio Boffa
Wine history lesson 3: Bring on the French wine!
Buying supermarket wine during the pandemic
Wine of the week: Les Hauts de Lagarde Blanc 2020
Winebits 693: Wine marketing, wine lawsuit, Big Beer wine
Expensive wine 132: Vina Maquis Lien 2016
Ask the WC 27: Pandemic wine sales, red Burgundy, wine competitions
Welcome back, restaurants: Please let wine drinkers help you return to normal
Wine of the week: Di Majo Norante Sangiovese 2018
Winebits 692: Barefoot, wine thefts, wine influencers
Shocking news: Wine tastes better when it costs more money, even when it doesn’t
Winecast 58: Dave Falchek of the American Wine Society and wine drinking during the pandemic
Pandemic study: We’re cooking at home and we want our wine
Wine of the week: Badenhorst The Curator 2019
Winebits 691: Cocktails-to-go, wine bars, Grape-Nuts
Wine to drink when you’ve had quite enough of spam phone calls
Mini-reviews 143: Citra, albarino, Lucky Rock, Chianti
Wine of the week: Flaco Tempranillo 2019
Winebits 690: Liquor laws, Millennials, wine lawsuits
Expensive wine 142: Eden Rift Estate Pinot Noir 2018
Leading wine experts call for ingredient and nutrition labels
TV wine ads: Bring on the Hallmark Channel wine! (Yes, that Hallmark Channel)
Wine of the week: Garofoli Macrina 2019
Winebits 689: Treasury cheap wines, Steven Spurrier, Grocery Outlet
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Who is the greatest cheap wine expert in the world?
The dilemma of wine availability, why you’re so angry about it, and why it just won’t go away
Wine of the week: d'Arenberg The Stump Jump 2017
Winebits 688: The “three more reasons why I worry about the future of the wine business” edition
Supermarket wine sales during the pandemic
Ask the WC 26: Wine gifts, supermarket wine, blog ads