December 26th, 2010

Wine Review of Cardinal Zin 2008

Grape 100% Zinfandel   Facts You might have seen the Cardinal Zin before with a different label. Cardinal Zin used to be a Bonny Doon project, but was acquired by Underdog Wine Merchants back in 2006.   In their own words; “Underdog Wine Merchants is the champion of the more interesting, albeit sometimes misunderstood or under-appreciated wines and wine styles. In a word…the “underdogs” of the wine world.” Underdog isn’t just a wine importer, they…

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What Ever Happened to Dorothy J. Gaiter & John Brecher?

It’s been a year ago today since we lost Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. No they didn’t die, but the wine community did lose two of the most respected wine writers in the industry. Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher ended their column on December 26th 2009 and parted ways with the newspaper after 12 years, the husband-and-wife team announced their departure at the end of their Christmas Day…

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