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Facts November 16, 2011

My Top 10 Reasons to Love Wine (If You Don’t Already) – #9

#9 Wine Professionals I’ve met a bunch of wine industry professionals from all over the world, and contrary to the stereotype that they are sometimes given, they are always gracious, interesting, just generally fun to talk to, and show no air of superiority. However you do need to get a firm understanding of the term “wine professional”. A wine professional is someone who has taken the firm decision in their mind that wine (in one…

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Facts November 15, 2011

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

#10 Tourism If you haven’t taken any time to visit vineyards, I suggest you look into it! When planning a trip to a winery, make sure you aren’t just visiting tasting rooms or “cellar doors”. If you are going to take the time to visit a winery, you need to get in the actual wine-making facility and vineyards. You need to actually see the grapes, the vines, the barrels, the press, crusher/destemmer, and fermentation vats…

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Facts, News November 12, 2011

It’s Mulled Wine Time!

Since last night was officially the first night whereby I said “….holy hell it’s cold outside!!!”, I figured there’s probably no better time for me to post my recipe for mulled wine.   I’ve mixed my recipe up a little since last year, and the beautiful thing about mulled wine is that there really is no right or wrong answer! Feel free to change-up the recipe I’ve posted below as much as you see fit….

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Facts November 5, 2011

Degrees of Steak Doneness Chart

I would have killed to have this chart when I was a Server! It would have been printed and laminated, and shown it to any table who complained about their steak cooking temp without good reason! That might have affected my tips though…but then again…I spent the majority of my time serving in England, and tips are few and far between. It’s also worth pointing out that no matter how long you stare at this…

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Facts, Funny November 5, 2011

Est! Est!! Est!!!

An Italian white wine named Est! Est!! Est!!! got its name from a medieval story (you decide whether it’s true)…. A bishop was planning to travel the Italian countryside and asked his scout to find inns that had good wines, marking the door with “Est” (“It is” or “This is it”). The scout was so excited about the local wine found in the area that he marked one inn’s door “Est! Est!! Est!!!” I’m not…

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Facts November 1, 2011

Marie Antoinette vs. Helen of Troy

The shape of the shallow and wide-mouthed Champagne glass is claimed by the French to be a tribute to the breast of Marie Antoinette, but the Greeks claim the glass is a tribute to the breast of Helen of Troy.

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