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Wine Review: Murphy-Goode Liar’s Dice Zinfandel

I was out to dinner recently in Sacramento, CA at a place called the Zinfandelle Grille. Being a big zinfandel fan, I quickly perused the list and settled on a bottle with an interesting name.  I don’t normally encourage this … Continue reading

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Age Discrimination: What’s with Old Vine Zinfandel?

The term “old vine” has a fairly obvious meaning, but what is the actual difference in the taste of a bottle of plain-old zinfandel and one that boasts the old vine label? In sum, zin vines are as sturdy as … Continue reading

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Wine Review: Santa Ema Reserve Merlot

Since my last wine review covered a South American country (Argentina), I thought a wine review from neighboring Chile would be a a good choice for this post. Chile is now ranks 9th in wine production and 5th in wine … Continue reading

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