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Read MoreNow’s The Time For Sparkling Wine; Here’s What You Need To Know
This is the most wonderful time of the year, when the sound of wine corks popping is heard everywhere you go. The last three months of the year, particularly December, are the busiest time for sparkling wine sales. About 40 percent of all sparkling wine is sold in October, November and December. Leaders in the food and beverage industry estimate Americans drink about 360 million glasses of sparkling wine...
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Read MorePaying the Xmas Bills can be “Tricky”
Tricky (rabbit) Cabernet Franc Carmenèré Reserva 2015: Valle del Maule, Chile I‘m drinking cheap leading up to Christmas because I had not planned on buying a new dishwasher. Our dishwasher broke back in August. We have one of those expensive home warranties (2-10) and well… it has been a few months of hell. Mrs. Dan wouldn’t marry me 20 years ago until I got the dishwasher at my old...
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Read MoreBringing Home the Bacon
| I brought home the bacon Friday. But then again so did a lot of other beer lovers. Oconee Brewing’s much hyped Bacon & Kegs Red Ale, a bacon infused red ale, was released Friday evening to those who were lucky enough to pre order the 1,200 4-packs or come to the brewery to taste it on tap and take home a growler or two. This was a collaboration between Oconee Brewing and Waffle House. The...
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Read MoreNeed Help Fixing Turkey Dinner? Frank Family Virtual Tasting Can Help
Do you have questions about fixing the food and pairing the wines for a turkey dinner? Well, Frank Family Wines has answers. They hosted an outstanding virtual wine tasting before Thanksgiving that included a professional chef who offered us many practical tips about preparing the turkey, stuffing and sides. Meanwhile, the Frank Family folks showed us four wines that would be perfect with a Thanksgiving...
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Read MoreFrank Family Virtual Tastings Are Fun, Informative
Frank Family Wine Club Tasting It would be difficult to point to good things that have emerged from our prolonged pandemic quarantine, but virtual wine tastings would be at the top of that list. Even though few of us have been able to travel to wine country to take part in wine tastings at wineries, the magic of the Internet has brought those tastings into our homes. I have participated in many such...
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Read MoreKnotty Vines Has Some Fun With Tasty New Wines
Knotty Vines Red Blend 2016, California Cost: $14-16 Don’t you love all the blends we are seeing these days, especially red blends? There have always been traditional blends in places like Bordeaux and Italy, but many of those are under pretty specific guidelines. The new blends can be practically anything, and winemakers are getting creative about what they put together. The only rule is that is has to...
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Read MoreVolley Tequila Seltzer Is A Refreshing Newcomer
Volley Tequila Seltzer Cost: $12-13/four pack, $3-3.50/can Seltzer drinks have taken the world of alcohol by storm, and they don’t show any signs of letting up. You can find all kinds of seltzers from hard apple cider to beer. The newest entry in the field is Volley hard seltzer, made with tequila. And it’s a great addition, unlike any other seltzer I’ve had. The four flavors of Volley should be popular...
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Read MorePenfolds Bin 389 Gives You A Hint Of Their Famous Grange
Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2017, Australia Cost: $82-86 My wife and I have been diligent about staying home as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. We really miss going out to nice restaurants, and we miss seeing plays and concerts. But we also don’t want to get sick. So last weekend we had a special date at home with dinner theater in the den. Teri and I watched ‘“Death of a Salesman,”...
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Now’s The Time For Sparkling Wine; Here’s What You Need To Know
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