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My Top 5 Wine Blogs – February ‘10

Feb 7th

Posted by Allan Delmare in Best Of

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I’m looking for something fresh. Here’s what I’ve been reading:

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U.S. Wine Industry: ‘Do Nothing!’ On Climate Change

Feb 3rd

Posted by Allan Delmare in Thoughts

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Dale Cruse blogged “Report: U.S. Wine Industry ‘Doing Nothing’ On Climate Change” and I’ve got to say: Stay cool, my friends.

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According to the post: “a leading climate change researcher says the United States wine industry is “doing nothing” to study the problem.”

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Avondale 2004 Cabernet Franc – It’s Safe

Jan 21st

Posted by Allan Delmare in It's Safe

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Avondale 2004 Cabernet Franc
South Africa

It’s safe

An interesting wine. Ordered it with dinner at The Element in Front Royal, Va. Overall, enjoyable. Can’t say I was crazy in love with it — but at $20 something a bottle in a restaurant, couldn’t say I didn’t enjoy it. With all the mediocre cabs out there, this probably goes on the “it’s safe” list, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to order it again.

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André Brunel “Côtes du Rhône Villages” 2007 Cuvée Sabrine Red Rhone Wine Review

Jan 13th

Posted by Allan Delmare in Skip It

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“Some flaws add character — it’s the art of winemaking.”

Yeah, and bad writing makes the New York Times Best Sellers List …

… oh wait … well, actually, I guess it does happen, as is proved with André Brunel “Côtes du Rhône Villages” 2007 Cuvée Sabrine Red Rhone Wine — a 90 point Robert Parker wine, and a 91 point Wine Spectator wine, which smells like a sewer. It’s called H2S — Hydrogen sulfide — and it’s pretty gnarly. So what gives?

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My Top 5 Wine Blogs – January ’10

Jan 9th

Posted by Allan Delmare in Best Of

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On my quest to really learn wine — and not just know it – I’ve decided to read wine blogs. And not just blogs like Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, etc etc. Great as they are, I’m looking for something fresh.

Here’s a list of my top five wine blogs. Granted I’ve subscribed to almost twenty in my first week, these are the five that already have me hovered over the “refresh” button:

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