Wine Picks

Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.

Finger Lakes

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SOUTH of the BORDER Our other, almost local, wine region is New York State. I used to visit the Finger Lakes a lot in…

Everyday Merlot

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Merlot can be too nice for its own good but it aint always so. Some wineries craft for character. I’m liking some local editions…

Go Beyond Nice (please!)

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While easy drinking wines provide comfort, it’s the challenging ones that keep us stimulated. Tension is an important emotion in wine, as it is…

The Cellar is Dead

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Cellaring is an old practice from the days when wine was undrinkable early in life due to crude manufacturing and lack of vineyard management….