November 20th, 2011

This Week In Wine–11/20/11

Georgia Allowed to Start Selling Alcohol on Sundays. Early poll results had voters in most of the 51 metro Atlanta jurisdictions giving a resounding yes to continuing the slow dissolution of a blue law dating to the late 1800s, one of the last restraints on Sunday consumption. But at least two cities have said no — Palmetto in south Fulton and Clayton County’s Forest Park. "That’s the Lord’s day, in my opinion," said Corine Deyton,…

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My Top 10 Reasons to Love Wine (If You Don’t Already) – #5

#5 History. In wine you’re actually drinking history! Ok, maybe not with the bottle of Yellow Tail that you just purchased from the grocery store! But as a general rule, red wine needs at least a little time resting in a barrel, and then time in a bottle before it can be released. Very few drinks can boast the beneficial results that are achieved of a well cellared wine. Wines such as Port, Barolo, Amarone,…

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