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Tasting wine from Mac Murray Ranch

by Marisa D'Vari9 August 2009
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Part 1: Tale of Two Pinot Noir One of the pleasures of those who love Pinot Noir is blind tasting various producers and deciding if they are Old World or New World, and then trying to pinpoint the producer’s exact…

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Masterclass with The Douro Boys

by Marisa D'Vari13 May 2009
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Think of Portugal and what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Most likely, the answer is Port. The story goes that port was “born” when the English were fighting the French and realized that one of the…

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Know your Cru

by Marisa D'Vari24 April 2009

Quick! What are the 10 “Cru” wine regions in Beaujolais? Even if you make your living as a sommelier or study wine, the question is daunting. Very possibly, most Americans do not know what, or where, Beaujolais is – and…

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Temecula faces wine-tasters gone wild …

by Marisa D'Vari7 August 2007

Here’s a clip showing that drunken tasters is not just a problem in Long Island or the Napa Valley, but also Temecula, a wine region in Southern California. Perhaps a solution is for tour operators to give people an “etiquette”…

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War of the Rose (wines …)

by Marisa D'Vari23 May 2007

For a recent article on Rose wine I interviewed the folks over at Crush here in NYC. The manager explained he has this really fun tasting/party called “War of the Rose” in which visitors vote for their favorite. If you…

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Tasting Room: Correct Pour Size?

by Marisa D'Vari15 April 2007

So I can’t resist alerting you to this hysterical article about a guy who visits Tasting Rooms and asks if he can have a one ounce pour. I’m doing a story on wine bars, and find this especially interesting in…

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Marketing that Wine Club

by Marisa D'Vari21 March 2007
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… and we get email. Recently, an east coast winery marketing person emailed me to ask about how to market their wine club and increase profitability. Many of you know I wrote the book, Building Buzz: How to Reach and…

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What NOT to do at a wine tasting …

by Marisa D'Vari2 February 2007
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wine, etiquette, tasting, trends

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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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