From the monthly archives:

January 2007

Wow from Down Under!

by Marisa D'Vari26 January 2007
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So yesterday I attended a trade tasting and, for the first time, began to dictate tasting notes into my recorder! I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking, not really expecting the software to transcribe my tasting notes perfectly. Actually, the result was…

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California sunshine: Napa Vintners hit NYC

by Marisa D'Vari24 January 2007
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(be sure to visit our Online Magazine for juicy details!) Napa Vintners hit NYC! by Marisa D’Vari On January 2, 2007 Napa Vintners came to NYC to showcase their new wines. At a private lunch hosted by Premiere Napa Valley…

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Wine Trend: Why Blogs Rule

by Marisa D'Vari23 January 2007

Tom Wark, creator of the ultra popular Fermentation Web Site and creator of the first blog awards, has a lot to say about the state of the industry in this interview with the Santa Rosa Press Learn why wine blogs…

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Is Eric Asimov hanging out with too many NYT Style Writers?

by Marisa D'Vari20 January 2007

Okay, we all love the NYT for the style section on Sundays and Thursdays, Bruni’s reviews on Wednesdays and Eric Asimov’s increasingly colorful wine columns. Had to snicker, though, in the 1/17/07 column when, speaking of the sweetness in an…

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Drink and Live Forever

by Marisa D'Vari19 January 2007
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Of course, anyone who loves fine wine also loves to think of reasons to drink fine wine. Just like kids have forever said “the dog ate my homework” increasingly it’s popular to explain that extra glass for your health. On…

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So your guest orders a $300 bottle ….

by Marisa D'Vari17 January 2007
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Earlier, I created a post about ordering pricey wine when you are the guest. In this link,Cosmic Variance one of the authors behind the Cosmic Variance Website explains what happened when this individual took a guest to the Ritz Carlton…

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Fun at Varietal Wine Bar

by Marisa D'Vari15 January 2007
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So when fellow NYC wine blogger Dr. Vino posted a meet up at Varietal on his blog earlier this week I had plans and couldn’t attend. Yet intrigued by the positve review, a friend and I checked it out the…

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Delicious Random Tastes …..

by Marisa D'Vari14 January 2007
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(New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough) Enjoyed at Jean Georges restaurant in NYC on New Years Day, 2007. Ruby, almost bright cherry color with light intensity. Cherry, vanilla, truffles, and chocolate on the very forthcoming nose. Also notes of rose…

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Que Syrah … Sirrah … Shiraz?

by Marisa D'Vari12 January 2007
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Shakespeare said it best … “a rose by any other name will smell as sweet.” Yet the story behind the name of the Syrah grape is alluring in its mystery. Romantics like to think that the Greeks discovered it in…

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Nickel & Diming in the Tasting Room

by Marisa D'Vari11 January 2007
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By Marisa D’Vari “Free wine!” you might think, driving up to the tasting room of a winery in Napa, Sonoma, the San Ynez Valley, or even Long Island. And you might have been correct in the seventies and eighties, before…

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Are you a Pinotphile?

by Marisa D'Vari11 January 2007
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So it took a 2004 Palliser Estate Pinot Noir at Jean Georges restaurant to turn me into a New Zealand Pinot fan. Ruby, almost bright cherry color with light intensity. Cherry, vanilla, truffles, and chocolate on the very forthcoming nose….

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Did you hear this?

by Marisa D'Vari10 January 2007
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Tipsy news from the wine world, from Marisa D’Vari (reminder: visit our interactive site, A Wine Story for streaming video & audio clips of top winemakers and articles about your favorite grape) According to the Star Telegram, the Cheap Wine…

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How to Make Friends in the Wine Room

by Marisa D'Vari8 January 2007
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So I came across this web site, Wine Life Today, with this catchy headline. The woman who wrote the article worked in a tasting room and offers tips on how to make friends with your server. You can read her…

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Sex Life of Grapes

by Marisa D'Vari7 January 2007
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The Sex Life of Grapes By Marisa D’Vari Question: What is the primary goal of a grape? To reproduce, of course. Now you may have heard back in the day, feudal lords encouraged young villagers to drink and make merry…

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Got wine? Get Free Cellar Tracker.

by Marisa D'Vari7 January 2007
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So one of my recent discoveries of the year is cellartracker.com where you can create tasting notes of wines you enjoy, post them, and see the tasting notes of others. Happy to say that today’s New York Times features an…

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Review of Morrell’s “Wines of Piedmont” Class

by Marisa D'Vari5 January 2007
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So, do you know your DOC from your DOCG? And hey, what about explaining the difference between a Dolcetto D’Alba and a Barbaresco D’Alba? NYC has many wine education events. For those of you in NYC who read this blog,…

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Calling all wine bloggers

by Marisa D'Vari5 January 2007
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Tom Wark has key info on his site Fermentation for the American Wine Blog Awards. You can see the rules of entry here … Email this to a friend

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So maybe I “did” overindulge during the holidays ….

by Marisa D'Vari2 January 2007
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For whatever reason, I felt rather indulgent these past few holiday weeks. Usually a savvy bargain hunter, I subscribed to the “life is short” theory and chose wines from every major area of Bordeaux in restaurants like Daniel, Bouley, and…

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Welcome to A Wine Story (Fresh Postings Below)

by Marisa D'Vari1 January 2007
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Hi – Welcome to the Wine Story Blog! Visit our interactive site, A Wine Story, to see streaming video & audio clips of top winemakers and articles about your favorite grape. You can also subscribe to our podcasts by clicking…

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