They often associate sweetness with cheap jug wines, fortified wines or German wines, with the exception of dessert wines, which many people think must be consumed with or after dessert.
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While it may be ridiculous to assert generally that expensive wines are no better than cheap wines, it is absolutely true that many expensive wines are not as good as many cheaper wines.
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However, natural wines do typically taste "funkier" than other wines.
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They're wines that keep us solvent, wines that represent our authority and open-mindedness, and last of all, wines that people want.
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Now they're seeking out wines that are more expressive than correct; wines that are earthy, with visible sediment; wines that taste alive .
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The wines in the book aren't even necessarily my favorite wines.
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"I've always liked American wines better than French wines," Trump said.
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"These are serious wines, not crowd-pleasing junk wines," she said.
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Are some wines objectively better at being wine than other wines?
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I really want my wines to be our community's go-to wines.
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Modest wines may be suitable for far more occasions than profound wines.
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Because in comparison to the more processed wines, these wines were dry.
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"When it comes to distributing wines … the wines that you can find in New York are not necessarily the wines you can find in Houston and are not necessarily the wines you can find in San Francisco," Bosker says.
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Ramses: People are like, "Is it raw wines or naked wines or…" Fuck.
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Three box wines made the list: Franzia, Black Box Wines and Bota Box.
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"Natural wines are wines that are supposedly made without any artificial influence," Beitchman explains.
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These wines demonstrate that pretty good wines can be made on a large scale.
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While I believe that less processed wines are healthier, they are also better wines.
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But we're not trying to emulate French wines—they're fantastic—but they're French wines.
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To take a leap into more playful, experimental wines, she turned to Naked Wines in order to have the artistic freedom to make wines to her own vision.
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Other monthly wine clubs have been at things longer, sending out award-winning wines, or hand-selected wines, or small-batch wines paired with craft meats and artisanal cheeses.
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I would even go so far as saying their wines are in the top five wines made in Canada, even at five years of age, because they're natural wines.
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We have some great wines in Italy; I wave the flag of Italian wines high.
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Wines with high volumes of alcohol, and sparkling wines, face a higher tax per gallon.
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Luckily, Lot18 is ready for the decline of civilization with Handmaid's Tale-inspired wines. Wines.
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Lately, when he's not tasting wines for work, Von Rock has been drinking Austrian wines.
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With all the processing these wines received, the wines' vital life forces were stripped away.
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Wines that shouldn't be aged Mass-produced, processed wines are made to drink as is.
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Unlike leaner wines, which can have a flatness to them, these wines feel more dimensional.
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Sparkling wines are excluded, a leftover from the old distinction between table and dessert wines.
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Constellation said it would acquire the wines from Charles Smith Wines LLC for about $120 million.
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I highly recommend trying out wines from Soter Vineyards, J. Christopher, Brick House and Day Wines.
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Yet it's my contention that most of the greatest wines of the world are modest wines.
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Wine School It's fair to say that no wines anywhere resemble the red wines of Bandol.
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Maybe they'd want purplish wines with blackberry aromas, or low-alcohol wines in a pink shade.
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Mathieu Deiss's side project, Vignoble du Rêveur, allows him to experiment with techniques popularized in natural wines: macerating white wines with their skins in the manner used for making red wines, fermenting and aging in amphoras, and working without sulfur dioxide, the stabilizer used in most wines.
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I didn't get the same kick from my lunch wines as I did from my morning wines.
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The Comando G wines range from about $25 to $100 or more for the single-vineyard wines.
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At the bar, lighter wines, natural wines and drinks with less or no alcohol will be popular.
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Sweet Wines With Savory Dishes Many consumers assume that wines served with savory foods must be dry.
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Those would be great wines for following up this small sample, as would the wines of Bierzo.
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Wine Source is a global supplier of ultra-premium wines, where demand for specific wines typically outweighs supply.
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And once the wine is ready, Naked Wines takes care of the marketing and distribution of the wines.
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Wines with pronounced tannins, sweetness or oak flavors will be less nimble than dry wines high in acidity.
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Too many wines were still powerful and generic, wines that were indisputably red but otherwise of little character.
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It's a good place to find your old favorites, discover new wines, and shop collectible and boutique wines.
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This means improving the communication between wines and customers and empowering diners through better terms to describe wines.
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For consumers, Naked Wines is a relatively inexpensive way to get good, unique wines sent to their door.
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Wines of the Times Top producers have swarmed to the region in Mendocino to make restrained, nuanced wines.
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These two wines are from the Mosel, an area known for the delicacy and precision of its wines.
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We focused mostly on wines from vignerons, small producers who both grow the grapes and make the wines.
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"Low-alcohol wines can be great-tasting wines, and they are usually more food friendly (pairing well with meals) than the high-alcohol wines that were popular five to 10 years ago" Bershaw said.
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The group has done the same thing with different white wines and, next up, will experiment with red wines.
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Ava Labs– Ava creates wines molecule by molecule to replicate the terroir of classic high end wines without grapes.
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Drinking these wines proved again the value of exposure to air and even decanting for opening up young wines.
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Wines of The Times In theory, the Douro Valley of Portugal ought to be making fascinating, distinctive red wines.
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Their wines are not classified, their residences are rarely imposing, and their wines (relatively speaking) are not that expensive.
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The values to me in sparkling wine, are Crémant wines, which are Champagne-style wines made in other places.
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Wines of the Times Agile, energetic wines that are versatile with many foods are best for the holiday feast.
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Is it better to drink the greatest examples of modest wines or the most modest examples of great wines?
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I should point out that the wines from Failla, Ramey and Red Car were the producers' entry-level wines.
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Fresh wines and wines that have been aged for awhile in the bottle have the most to gain from the process: Young, tannic wines will have their rougher edges smoothed out a bit, while older wines will taste better once they've had some time to breathe after being stored in bottles for years.
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Earlier this year, Trader Joe's put out two different canned, sparkling wines, called Simpler Wines, that became an instant hit.
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Integrated Beverage Group uses cheap surplus wines and blends in natural additives to make convincing copies of popular premium wines.
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Each year Colombaia makes two red wines, a cloudy white and a tiny batch of sparkling pink and white wines.
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Now, many readers drank wines from other vintages, and found enjoyable wines, bearing out the original intent of the selections.
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Wines that can do this and still be inexpensive are great weekday wines, like these 20 bottles, each under $20.
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The wines of Mount Etna may be getting all the attention, but the wines of Vittoria deserve to be recognized.
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Not the greatest, as the greatest wines in the world may not be the best wines for a specific occasion.
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Some people like these wines, which are often fruity and sometimes sweet, and always, like all wines, deliver a buzz.
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It's called Oeno Winemaking, and they specialize in making small-batch wines and allowing customers to make their own wines.
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These are wines for people who like wines like these, not some noble introductory effort to a glorious world beyond.
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While Diogo-Draper might be the brains behind the wines from a prestigious winery, her name isn't on the wines themselves.
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Slovenia produces some excellent wines, particularly white wines — many of them are considered to be among the best in the world.
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Their wines are fresh and light, almost the antithesis of the powerful, opulent wines that have been more typical in Texas.
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Though Hello Kitty Wines have been around for a while, we somehow just now clocked how fun the line's pink wines are.
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That same year, an Australian company released unofficial GoT wines called Wines of Westeros – although their website now appears to be defunct.
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"A fair word is 'ferocious' in terms of the appetite for Australian wines," said Mike Brown, owner and winemaker of Gemtree Wines.
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He's been called a "rebel winemaker" because, in part, of how much cheaper his wines are compared to other award-winning wines.
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Tuttle isn't completely comfortable with calling his wines "natural" because he fears that natural wines will become too similar to a religion.
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The actress, 53, teamed up with New Zealand company Invivo Wines to create a line of wines that will launch this summer.
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California Pinot includes a few cult wines that sell for significant sums to collectors who otherwise focus on high-end French wines.
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I think that because of those acids, our wines and ones from other Northern countries, the cool climate wines, are so popular.
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His main job now, he says, is managing Renégat Wines, a portfolio of small-production wines that he is importing and distributing.
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Some wines can be evaluated this way, especially commodity wines that have been produced and stabilized to maximize consistency and eliminate uncertainty.
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Rieslings and chenin blancs are among the few white grapes versatile enough to make captivating dry wines and luscious sweet wines. Why?
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Each month when we drink the wines at meals with friends and family, the hope is to give the wines a chance.
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The jumble of regions means that racy wines from the coast and richer, fruitier wines from inland may wear the same appellation.
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Sweet flavors of course are highly popular, whether in some of America's most expensive cult wines or in mass-produced supermarket wines.
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Ferguson said she drank the wines with her spouse, their son and the son's girlfriend, who had a reaction to the wines.
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He is unsure why FitVine's reduced-calorie wines are lower in calories than other wines with a similar alcohol and sugar content.
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Despite the differences among these wines, they were easy, accessible and delightful in a way that more ambitious wines may not be.
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The list is international, with 25 wines available by the glass at $9 to $15, and 93 wines available by the bottle.
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Wines of The Times Wines made from the aglianico grape were virtually unknown to much of the world just 25 years ago.
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Ava does this by analyzing molecular profiles of select wines and reconstructing them as a bioidentical match to more expensive wines, like an $11,000 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, which essentially put New World wines on the map for the industry.
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While the wine list will include some of the wonderful quirky wines that were a hallmark of Franny's, he said, he also wants to offer top-tier classic Italian wines, and possibly wines from a few favorite non-Italian regions.
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Here are the three wines I recommend: Dönnhoff Nahe Riesling Spätlese Oberhäuser Brücke 2015 (Terry Theise Estate Selection/Skurnik Wines, New York), $43 Carl Loewen Mosel Riesling Spätlese Leiwen Laurentiuslay 2015 (Terry Theise Estate Selection/Skurnik Wines), $26 Joh. Jos.
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Consumers overwhelmingly favored the wines when they had "elaborate" descriptions, and even said they'd be willing to pay more money for these wines.
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Consumers spent $38 billion on U.S.-made wines alone in 2015 according to the annual Wine Industry Metrics report by Wines & Vines Analytics.
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The result was Perfect Wines of South Africa and the brand now accounts for 25% of all South African wines sales in China.
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Wines of The Times A small group of ubiquitous wines occupies the paradoxical territory of being well known, highly popular and often reviled.
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Most households need only one set of all-purpose glasses, which is perfectly fine for whites, reds, sparkling wines, rosés and fortified wines.
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When compared with wines embraced by international critics, particularly Bordeaux, these Italian wines were thought to be too pale, too acidic, too rustic.
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And we'll have great Italian wines but 10 percent of the cellar will be devoted to French wines too — that's very important. Yes!
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Winemaker Ana Diogo-Draper Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley The other place where Naked Wines is innovating is on the distribution side of things.
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Ribera del Duero excels at producing wines in this mode, though the wines are more a product of international tastes than of regional traits.
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These wines bear no resemblance to conventional or kosher wines that often follow a cookie-cutter path, full of additives to get them there.
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The Four Rules of Thanksgiving Wines Eric Asimov, The Times's wine critic, offers advice for the types of wines to bring to the meal.
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"We have wines in Kerala, but they are not proper wines," said Mr. Thomas, 27, an electrical engineer who was visiting Nashik on business.
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Since these wines generally don't use label terminology like gran reserva, they are not bound to age the wines before sale, so they don't.
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Tendu proves a long-held contention of mine: California can make tremendous moderately priced wines when producers give up trying to imitate expensive wines.
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But in winter I still eat foods that call for white wines, and I always like sparkling wines, so both are represented as well.
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When you look at parts of France, Italy, the islands—there's a divide between the wines made for locals, and the wines made for exporting.
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But when my editor and I tasted the wines, we both immediately identified the two "wrong" wines as that one and Endless West's grapeless offering.
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Among his innovations was the process of cold fermentation of white wines, which prevented oxidation that occurred when the wines were fermented at higher temperatures.
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Nonetheless, this year I thought it would be fun to examine wines that rarely receive much attention: American sparkling wines made in the Champagne style.
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Trump made his threat as the lower euro was helping French wines recover market share after years of stronger competition from Chilean and Argentine wines.
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After testing what it called "light" wines and "bag-in-box" wines, Coca-Cola sold the unit to Seagram & Sons for $200 million in 1983.
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Both of these wines are from its own vineyards, and are designated "Domaine Faiveley" rather than "Maison Faiveley," which is used for the négociant wines.
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Indeed, European producers who want to compete in the global marketplace, especially for inexpensive wines, have fought for the right to label their wines varietally.
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I love the wines of the tiny, singular region of Colares, which are made in minute quantities and unlike any other wines in the world.
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We are introduced to many delicious orange wines, natural wines and esoteric (though culturally resonant) grapes, along with the people who produce and protect them.
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It was, unexpectedly, a perfect example of what are today often referred to as "orange wines," white wines produced using the techniques for making reds.
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It can be a good way to try different wines and get access to high-end wines you would otherwise never be able to afford.
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In 2006, Candace and her husband decided to take their love for wines to the next level by creating their own wine label, Bure Family Wines.
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This stark divide between the wines that foreign drinkers associate with vinho verde and the wines that locals are actually drinking certainly isn't unique to Portugal.
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It's Great For The Wines You Already Love In The SummerEasy-drinking (and inexpensive) wines that you already love in hot weather are perfect for cans.
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Sometimes prices are derived from perceived status: Wines from Napa Valley can charge more because Napa adds value not attributed to wines from, say, Lake County.
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" My colleague Eric Asimov's latest Wines of The Times column is a great place to start, beneath its comforting headline, "There Are No Wrong Thanksgiving Wines.
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What's also to be noted here is the very low alcohol content of these wines, that's very much in line with the alcohol in Burgundian wines.
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For a more in-depth perspective, he also displays wines by characteristic — those made from grapes grown in limestone soils, say, or wines with lively acidity.
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Ava sold out in their pre-sale cloned wines, already raised $2.5M dollars and plan to start shipping wines to their first customers within six months.
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I learned that wines from the New World tend to be higher-alcohol and fruitier, whereas wines from Europe tend to be more subtle and refined.
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There are also appealing dry wines in Tokaj, made from the three types of grapes grown in the area that are used in all Tokaj wines.
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"If it rains in September, the whole crop is gone," said Naama Laufer, a wine importer whose company, NLC Wines, specializes in the wines of Portugal.
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Naked Wines also uses this as an indirect polling system, helping them determine which winemakers are doing the best job of making wines people really love.
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Occasionally, though, as with traditionally made white wines from the country of Georgia, the juice is fermented with the skins, just as red wines are made.
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Here are five wines to try this week, including three to stock up on before potential U.S. tariffs on European wines and other products take effect.
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That is the category of orange wines, white wines made as if they were reds, macerated with their skins until they take on an amber tinge.
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Michel Rolland, a French wine consultant who is known to favor assertive, fruit-forward wines, has advised a few of the winemakers favoring international varietal wines.
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These wines may be subjects for us in the future, though some of the wines suggested are not easy to find outside of their production areas.
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Wines like these cost a little more, from $15 to $25, but for that price, the level of interest and pleasure in the wines increases exponentially.
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Jeff noted that these wines posed a challenge to consumers, who, without knowing the stylistic details of the wines, may unintentionally end up with very different bottles.
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Unexpectedly, he suggests that red Burgundies and other wines made with pinot noir, often cited as among the most versatile of wines, do not work that well.
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The best of these wines reminded me that Bordeaux excels at the classic mission of all wines: to refresh and to be a great drink with food.
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The long-held thinking that French wines were obviously superior to California wines was turned upside down as soon as blindfolds were placed over the judge's eyes.
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This sets the Montalcino wines apart from other Tuscan sangiovese-based wines like Chianti and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, in which blending with other grapes is permitted.
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Wines of The Times After gaining a reputation for oaky, exaggerated, powerful red wines, producers in this Spanish region are beginning to take a more balanced approach.
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The selection of kosher wines has never been better, with a wide array of good Israeli wines, and American kosher producers like Covenant, Hagafen and Baron Herzog.
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The third of our top wines was the earthy, precise 2016 Savoy Vineyard from Peay, a family operation better known for wines from its Sonoma Coast estate.
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Wines of The Times Back in 2014, the last time our wine panel tried Rosso di Montalcino, one taster did not restrain himself in criticizing the wines.
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It proved that the region, which even in the days before the Nouveau craze was known for simple, thirst-quenching wines, could make complex wines as well.
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Heavier, dark red wines are generally better suited for aging than white winesIn general, heavier, dark red wines have a structure that holds up better over time.
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Moreover, Wine Club Reviews noted that, as Bright Cellars promised, each subsequent shipment contained better and better wines (or at least, wines that matched their drinkers' tastes).
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I've had plenty of wines from California that have crossed the line, wines that are ostensibly dry, but where the impression of sweetness becomes the dominant flavor.
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"There should be a history of them out in the market someplace where you can check with other people to make sure that they purchased wines and received them in time or that the wines that they purchased are actually the wines they received at all," Downey said.
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And while vintage does not make that much of a difference when talking about U.S. wines, it does when you're talking about wines from France, Italy and Spain.
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This season, we've seen a spike in the popularity of canned rosé, thanks to products like Biagio Cru Wines & Spirits' Rosé All Day and Trader Joe's Simpler Wines.
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Zaza's wines, meanwhile, feature the somewhat more common white grapes tsoulikouri and krakhouna, made in qvevri with skin contact, as well as two robust and sultry red wines.
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The idea was to get wines a cut or two above the mass-market malbecs in an effort to examine wines intended to be more expressive of place.
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Institutions like Chambers Street Wines, Flatiron Wines & Spirits and Crush Wine & Spirits in New York are great for expert and novice alike, and they serve a nationwide clientele.
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It does this by analyzing molecular profiles of select wines and reconstructing them as a bioidentical match to more expensive wines, like an $11,000 10 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay.
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Mr. Stover, of Sans Wines, said he sends samples of his wines to Ball, the glass-jar manufacturer, which analyzes them to determine the thickness of the lining.
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Sparking wines and Champagnes, spritzes, cocktails, and red and white wines are poured at a long counter and at a cluster of tables in the high-ceilinged space.
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As widely as the wines might range, we have, in the panel's many Thanksgiving run-throughs over the years, consolidated the characteristics that comprise the best Thanksgiving wines.
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Even though many wines that once demanded aging — whether Bordeaux, Barolo, Napa cabernet sauvignon or Burgundy — can now be consumed younger, these wines still benefit from additional aging.
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History also partly explains why the wines of Bergerac, made from a similar set of grapes as Bordeaux's wines, are so little known compared with their coastal siblings.
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The sale was completed for $22004,20053, and the brothers set about making quality wines that would stand apart from the cheap jug wines that defined California in the industry.
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Considered the Oscars of winemaking, the International Wine Challenge pits wines against each other — whether they're super-expensive wines or more affordable — to find the best of the best.
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The amount of resveratrol in red wine is greater than in white and rosé wines, since grape skins are removed early during the production of white and rosé wines.
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Austrian nomenclature is far more straightforward than German, with one exception: the wines of the Wachau region, which include two of my recommended wines, the Alzinger and the Knoll.
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Consumers rarely have room to store and age wines properly, and most restaurants are not inclined to make the investment of time and money in cellaring wines for years.
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This has made the best Chinese wines available in local shops frequented by wine enthusiasts, like Pudao Wines in Beijing and Shanghai, and on a few restaurant wine lists.
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Moreover, wines from good producers are fascinating to try in every sort of vintage, simply to taste how the conditions are expressed and how wines can sometimes transcend them.
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A century ago, when consumers had access to a minuscule fraction of the wines we can now drink, Burgundy was one of the most important wines in the world.
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They can vary from the more familiar bright, lively wines, which exude citrus and minerality, to more contemplative, powerful, expensive wines, which need a decade or more of aging.
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They started with Sofia, a sparkling wine, and are finally introducing still wines with a veneer of prestige: Diamond Collection canned wines, $20 for four 8.4-ounce cans, francisfordcoppolawinery.com.
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Even in this era of climate change, those wines rarely go over the 14 percent mark, unlike wines from warmer regions in southern France, which surge regularly above it.
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Bright Cellars relies on algorithms to match you to your favorite wines, so the longer you subscribe to the service, the better suited your wines are to your palate.
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Imported and distributed by Elite: Available in the District at A-22017 Wines & Liquors, the Bottle Shop, Connecticut Avenue Wine & Liquor, Paul's of Chevy Chase, Wagshal's Deli, Wardman Wines.
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"Cheaper wines tend to have a small amount of residual sugar, as well as softeners like sorbitol and glycerol, while higher-end wines are almost always completely dry," she said.
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The Wine Institute, a San Francisco-based trade group representing California wineries, said California wines are the most popular import table wine category in Canada and beat even French wines.
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It is a well-known fact that Languedocs and Côtes-du-Rhônes are more powerful wines than Bourgognes or wines from the Loire Valley, which are known for being light.
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Chapel Down is a British brand of bubbly that is known for its sparkling and still wines, and says its sparkling wines are created with fruit sourced from southeast England.
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Yet the region's historical importance and the continuing quality of its wines are worth the occasional splurge, if only to create a mental context for Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style wines.
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For the last five years, Ridge Vineyards has enjoyed "consistent growth" in the Chinese market even as it competes with premium French and Italian wines as well as Australian wines.
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The question came up in the context of our exploration of the sort of popular American wines one might find in supermarkets and other places that sell big-production wines.
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After looking at highly processed examples of these wines in January, we returned to the supermarket in March to look at popular wines that were made with simpler production techniques.
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Chateau Miraval's award-winning line of wines includes its signature rosé which they have been selling since 2013, and was ranked as one of the top wines in the world.
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Newer names for me include Day Wines, making pure Willamette Valley pinot noirs, and Vinca Minor, which makes primarily cabernet sauvignon and carignan wines from old-vine vineyards in California.
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Wines of The Times Over the course of the last decade or so, only one New York State region has been recognized for the world-class wines it has produced.
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KS: I just ran into someone, at the Code conference, of someone that ... You taste some wines and they use AI to figure out your actual preferences of other wines.
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Established in 2004 by the Customs and Border Control office in San Francisco, the benefit allows US importers of foreign wines—who must pay an "excise tax" on those wines when they cross the border—to offset those expenses by claiming a refund when the company exports US wines to the foreign market.
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Using cheap surplus wines readily available on the bulk market and blending in natural additives, he thought, it might be possible to make some pretty convincing copies of popular premium wines.
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Dominio IV is a biodynamic, family-owned winery based in Mosier, Oregon, and the labels on their "Imagination" series wines are intended to show—not tell—what the wines taste like.
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Some of these "bone strengthening wines" advertise the use of tiger bone in its manufacture to distinguish itself from other wines in its category, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency's report.
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Today the best boutique Chinese wines are far more available in major cities because the major distributors have begun to include more Chinese producers in their porfolios of primarily imported wines.
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It notes that Chile and New Zealand wines enter China tariff-free and only pay a 30 percent combined tax rate while Australian wines will be tariff-free starting in 2019.
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You might also consider some of the so-called orange wines, whites made almost like red wines, macerated with their skins, which gives them an amber tinge and a tannic rasp.
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They can likewise assess importers, the styles of wines they prefer, their ability to find skilled producers for their portfolios, their determination to ensure that wines are properly shipped and stored.
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He also does this with French chardonnay, recommending wines from the Mâcon instead of the famed Côte d'Or, and looking to Southwest France for great deals on well-made red wines.
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They include other producers whose wines are not yet available in the United States, like Jérémie Illouz, who is making lovely, easy-to-drink natural wines under the label Parlange & Illouz.
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For hundreds of years, the wines of the Hapsburg Empire were counted among the world's most important; once the empire fell, many of its wines were forgotten for almost a century.
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Firstleaf is one of many other wine clubs, but it's unique in that you can rate the wines after testing to help its algorithm find more wines based on your preferences.
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In 2018, the U.S. imported more than $700 million in wines, including sparkling wines like Champagne, and more than $200 million in dairy products such as cheese, according to the NRF.
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If you like to have dinner parties where several wines are served, you may want enough glasses so that two different wines can be contrasted and enjoyed at the same time.
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Among the wines he said were bogus were several classic wines from the Bordeaux region in France, including a 1928 Latour, a 1947 Cheval Blanc, and a magnum of 1961 Petrus.
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" Dry Farm advertises its wines as producing "no hangovers.
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She also emphasizes that she doesn't want to just hand her wines to any random distributor — she wants to get to know them first, understand their tastes, and make sure they love the wines as much as she does and thus will be good salespeople whom she can trust to represent her wines well.
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It is people who lead busy lives and are keen on trying wines, which will play into the subscription services' option to recommend wines for you based upon what you might like.
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Indeed, there is a solid correlation between early harvests and high-quality wines, with the best wines often being those from when the temperatures are so high the grapes are harvested early.
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Each of its wines — from the nonvintage Brut Premier to the prestigious Cristal — is at the top of its form, and each is among the best wines of its kind in Champagne.
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We tended to reject those wines, as we did bottles that Katja called "made wines," in which the hand and methods of the winemakers were more evident than a sense of place.
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Here at Wine School, we live for wines like Austrian blaufränkisch, wines of beauty and place that, for myriad reasons, are not well known or highly valued, and therefore are relatively inexpensive.
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Brotherhood offers three different tastings — Varietal, their most popular option; Traditional, which includes wines that have been in production the longest; and World, featuring imported wines from Brotherhood's sister winery in Chile.
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Partly, this means promoting fortified wines as cocktail ingredients, which keeps the flow of wine going but seems a little sad, as it fails to recognize the intrinsic grandeur of these wines.
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Constellation is the world's top producer of premium wines, and the No. 3 brewer in the U.S. with brands such as Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, along with Clos du Bois wines and SVEDKA vodka.
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When Kevin Zraly first started studying wines almost 22015 years ago, it wasn't the most popular alcoholic beverage in the U.S. "People looked at me like I was nuts studying wines," Zraly said.
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Perhaps not coincidentally, each of these wines was from the Michelinis, three brothers who in various combinations are making wines that would be embraced in the hippest natural wine bars of New York.
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Don Cornwell, a Los Angeles lawyer with a penchant for fine wines and a history of busting several high profile auctions, was the first to raise his suspicions surrounding the Beghera Wines sale.
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Taralli also pair nicely with fortified wines like sherry and Lillet, with Champagne cocktails like the Kir Royale, and with rosé and white wines, as long as the wine is not bone-dry.
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Grahm's real complaint is that ambitious California wines have been versions of French ones, hyped up on steroids, and that these wines lead the French to make hyped-up versions of their own.
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Enlightenment Wines, New York's self-proclaimed first meadery, is a distinctly DIY undertaking that seeks to elevate the profile of honey wines beyond their knee-jerk associations with the "Game of Thrones" milieu.
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These wines are more expensive than those from lesser terroirs, but the region is the source for Bordeaux's classic profile of relatively austere wines that are primarily blends of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.
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Wine School When I was growing up in the 1970s, wines were frequently advertised on television and radio, especially the wines of Bolla, a giant producer in the Verona region of northeastern Italy.
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Love them or hate them, he writes, there are some mass-produced wines worth getting to know, including several reds from California, above, that are among the most popular wines in the country.
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In its place came powerful red wines dominated by tinto fino, aged in barrels of new French oak, which offered the plush, extravagantly fruity, oaky cocktail wines that became popular in the 1990s.
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Farmers who made their own wines back then used traditional techniques, involving long macerations of the juice with the skins, producing wines that were profoundly tannic and rustic, though rarely high in alcohol.
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For generations, they were made into bulk wines and shipped to northern Italy or France, where they were used to add color and power to local wines deemed too anemic on their own.
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Wines of The Times Wines made from the handful of international grapes planted throughout the world must have qualities that cause them to stand out or they run the risk of being ignored.
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Overseas sales of wines and spirits — France's second-biggest export after aerospace — rose 5.9% to a record $15.3 billion, according to the latest figures from the Federation of French Wines and Spirit Exporters.
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Our way of doing business, in which we drink wines with food in a social setting while paying close attention to the wines and our reactions, did not do these quaffers justice. Why?
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Camp Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 $19.99 Camp's group of moderately priced Sonoma wines comes from Kenny Likitprakong's Hobo Wine Company, which makes very good wines from all over California under several labels.
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Spanish Rioja red wines are also strong contenders, Paris said.
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He has an incredible gift for making light, fascinating wines.
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The wines I've been drinking are from the WSJwine Club.
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For some wines, like bold reds, that's a good thing.
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The wines are richer than most Santa Cruz Mountains cabernets.
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They're just good wines and they can be really clean.
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What foods do you like to pair with your wines?
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What was your level of involvement in choosing the wines?
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There's a general growing awareness, and Italian wines remain trendy.
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Time will tell whether those wines remain so well priced.
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The vast majority of wines cost between $9 and $30.
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These sorts of stabilized wines are what most people want.
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Hello Kitty Wines actually makes two different sparkling pink drinks.
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Table wines range from 12% to 15.5% alcohol, Isle says.
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English sparkling wines have won several prizes for their quality.
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This guide shows what wine glasses go with which wines.
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Kuvée intends to add more wines and wineries over time.
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Meanwhile, Bangalore wines are also making headway with domestic customers.
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Imported house wines — rosso and bianco — are $8 a glass.
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"Uva had affordable wines, between $10 and $15," she said.
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However, instead of having her identify wines, Isle has P!
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"We heard the wines of a little puppy," said Dexter.
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Moderately priced wines are more likely to be immediately enjoyable.
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It offers a wide selection of Italian wines as well.
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Among their many virtues, these wines are great with food.
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Not all wines necessarily benefit from aeration, but most will.
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But for good wines, you want to detect every nuance.
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Second, if you are choosing wines at home, be experimental.
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You can't always drink Burgundy, but there are other wines.
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The wines are high in acid and low in alcohol.
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Employees know what wines pair nicely with food court items.
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But one particular focus sets Honey's — and Enlightenment Wines — apart.
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When you have 800 wines, you can find something good.
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We recommend filling it with a bottle from Naked Wines.
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France is home to some of the world's finest wines.
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Yet their wines are pure and delicious, energetic and alive.
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At $22011 to $2011, none of these wines are inexpensive.
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"I cannot tell you which wines were served," he said.
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A. It was built to store wines and strong spirits.
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MICHAEL WINES: I'd add our political leaders to the list.
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" He added, "You have the wines and all of that.
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You taste those minerals in the tingling of the wines.
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Fortunately, the tasting was fully redeemed by the sparkling wines.
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Natural wines are unpolished; they don't color within the lines.
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To her, those wines seemed to be a little underripe.
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Or because some stories, unlike fine wines, don't age well.
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These three wines don't conform to simple descriptions of Morgon.
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So what was it about the three wines I chose?
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These wines, it was said, had no capacity to age.
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These wines ought to go well with roast chicken, too.
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The pungent, salty cheese is often served with sweet wines.
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Some readers agreed with me that these wines required food.
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Wine is OK, but only organic wines with no additives.
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They are often the most interesting, most distinctive wines available.
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These wines are the modern face of Ribera del Duero.
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Wine School Fortified wines are not easy to sell nowadays.
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These two utterly distinct wines might have been blended together.
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It's way more complex than any of the other wines.
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Yet many American consumers swear they want only dry wines.
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Boxed wines are lighter to ship and keep better, too.
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Some Crowson wines are lovely; some are less successful experiments.
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Philippe Segura, the beverage director, selected the wines and sakes.
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The process of picking wedding wines, though, can be challenging.
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No matter your budget, genuinely like the wines you pick.
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With a few timeless exceptions, those wines got little attention.
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He says he never sought out the most exaggerated wines.
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Otherwise, Luis Pato is still around, making very good wines.
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Most are "fun" wines, fizzy rosés on the sweet side.
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For American consumers, the challenge is to find the wines.
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Tannic wines served too cold can seem tough and unpleasant.
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Indirectly, members can rate and recommend wines to each other.
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"These wines express their territory and history," Mr. Ferrua said.
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These are wonderful wines, with a place in the world.
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Either way, these wines are guaranteed to spread the love.
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Yet the wines still managed to surprise a few readers.
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And I found three terrific wines from the United States.
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Those more industrial wines were in our tasting as well.
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Last year, his company sold $500,000 worth of pet wines.
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Still, we did like quite a few of the wines.
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Still, the number of unbalanced wines we found was unsettling.
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Red wines from those regions could not be better matches.
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Those who contributed comments seemed overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the wines.
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Just as good would be an array of French wines.
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Fortunately, even the skeptics approached the wines with open minds.
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Many of the red wines were older than I was.
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You are most likely to find this in imported wines.
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He also began importing Russian wines to the United States.
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When good, the wines can be energetic, vivacious and brisk.
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We then proceed to try a load of different wines.
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He has also taken a clever approach with his wines.
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The jars contained liquid goods like wines or olive oil.
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Given this bounty, why would consumers choose American sparkling wines?
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Why wouldn't you want to try these American sparkling wines?
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Most of the company's wines cost between $45 and $65.
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Each year, I recommend about 250 wines in this column.
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Mostly, I chose wines that excited, surprised and delighted me.
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One of the best bargain wines I've tasted all year.
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The time has come to learn to love unnatural wines.
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The authentic wines of Italy, the authentic cheeses, oil, salumi.
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Sure, tumblers are fine for unremarkable wines in casual situations.
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Wines of The Times What a difference a place makes.
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And so, too, are some of its most distinctive wines.
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French wines and Scotch whiskey would also face the tariff.
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Most readers found these wines to be unpretentious and enjoyable.
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Most wines would go bad, but Madeira is virtually indestructible.
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These wines are particularly saline, with great texture and depth.
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Your job is pick the wines to drink with it.
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Fords Gin Officers' Reserve, $39.96 at Astor Wines & Spirits, astorwine.com.
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I will always have a place for wines like these.
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"It was nice to see no trendy wines," Joe said.
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"Quitting those wines is a way off yet," he said.
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Even so, these wines are never easy to drink young.
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Chianti Classico wines are better than they have ever been.
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These wines deserve larger glasses to help release their aromas.
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Other people buy fine wines, other people buy nice cars.
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The wines can be pretty cheap and generally are delicious.
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As The Independent reports, several bottles in a collection of rare wines set to be sold at Beghera Wines for around £2.7 million were withdrawn from auction yesterday after being called out as fakes.
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Sales abroad of wines and spirits — France's second-biggest export after aerospace — rose 24.3 percent in value to a new record of 21.7 billion euros, the Federation of French Wines and Spirit Exporters said.
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FOOD The Wines of the Times column last Wednesday, about cru Beaujolais from Fleurie and Morgon, misstated the location of Petit Pois/Sussex Wines, the importer of Domaine de Robert/Patrick Brunet Fleurie 2698.
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Napa cabernet, one of the nation's most prestigious wines, commands higher prices than other wines from the state, and prosecutors say that Mr. Hill's customers paid more than $1.5 million for fraudulently labeled products.
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And if you visit and sip the region's white wines today, you'll be tasting the exact same grape, down to the genetic level, that has gone into its wines for at least 900 years.
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Although the quality of the wines was appreciated in the 19th century, Cahors has more recently been little more than a backwater, a place more recognized for its potential than valued for its wines.
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Mr. Ponce, whose family is from the nearby town of Iniesta, worked with Telmo Rodríguez, a leading producer who makes wines all over Spain, before returning to Manchuela to concentrate on his own wines.
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But he also has in his import and distribution portfolio a fair number of wines from Portugal and Italy, which are excluded from the tariff, as well as wines from North and South America.
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There are over 200 wines by the bottle and 30 wines by the glass, in addition to cocktails like the Conch Republic, an intriguing take on the daiquiri with rum, grapefruit, mint and walnut.
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In 2016, the growing season was long and moderate, and many of the wines have been described as fragrant and nuanced, while '17 was hot and dry, producing wines that were often exuberantly fruity.
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The sommelier Daniel Johnnes — who for many years has run La Paulée, a multifaceted event covering Burgundy wines with tastings, seminars and meals — is doing much the same for Rhône wines with La Tablée.
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These wines from E. & J. Gallo's wineries have the potential to get better with age, according to Paris: Only about 5 percent of the world's wines will actually improve beyond five years, according to Paris.
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That honor goes to pros from wineries hand-picked by the radio network, such as Direct Wines and Wines That Rock, which will sample over 40,000 options before choosing which ones go into each case.
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FLORENCE FABRICANT The Wines of the Times column last Wednesday, about cru Beaujolais from Fleurie and Morgon, misstated the location of Petit Pois/Sussex Wines, the importer of Domaine de Robert/Patrick Brunet Fleurie 2014.
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An Italian white like a good Soave can do the job deliciously, but while pairing regional wines with local dishes is often a reflexive choice, I'm thinking of several French wines as even better options.
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For people who already love wine, even the most narrow-minded should embrace the can, just as they should boxed wines, as a rational container for easy-drinking wines intended to be consumed without aging.
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Among his Portuguese selections, he has two from Bairrada: Tiago Teles, whose wines are already sold in the New York area, and Casa de Saima, whose wines will be available in New York in September.
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The two most esteemed Montepulciano d'Abruzzo producers, Valentini and Emidio Pepe, are beloved more for their rare and gloriously idiosyncratic wines than for presenting benchmark Abruzzo wines that could be imitated on a wider scale.
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According to Wines & Vines magazine's annual list of the 219 top-selling wine brands in U.S. retail stores, based on figures from market research firm IRI, Americans spent $2120 million last year on Barefoot wines.
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They avoid the stigma that canned wines are cheap or inelegant.
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Both wines seem strong, reports Tom Cave of Berry Bros & Rudd.
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It's these conditions that have historically led to higher-quality wines.
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Traditionally, in regions like France, early harvests have meant better wines.
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It was originally invented to determine the authenticity of vintage wines.
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From France, that includes Bordeaux, Burgundy and Northern Rhone red wines.
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By bringing him grapes, fine cheese, wines, precious golds and artifacts.
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Today they're pouring wines from a few different regions in France.
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Wines, of course, age well — as long as they're stored properly.
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A wine subscription that sends her great wines by the glass
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He would take chances to make the wines that he wanted.
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We'll see new appellations being born, making new and fantastic wines.
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Wines produced from each of these soils are just as different.
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Instead, all the wines we tried ranged from $4.49 to $8.99.
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Vendor Michel Karam describes wines from the region as "very romantic."
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Three of them were $15-$20 wines at my local shop.
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Forbes notes that NPR hosts won't be selecting the wines themselves.
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Some of the world's greatest wines have a distinct saline tang.
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We gave them wines to drink and then they "felt" textures.
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Histamines, on the other hand, are more prevalent in red wines.
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Fruity wine—wine [with apple notes] and acidity, and sparkling wines.
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Will the wines from Quebec be different because of the terroir?
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First, for specialty wines, which are aged 15 to 19 months.
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We know that higher prices do not always buy better wines.
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Wines & Spirits, 730 Columbus Avenue (96th Street), 212-865-7070, columbuswines.com.
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But consumers sometimes assumed that these wines were of lower quality.
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Similarly for moscato, which is mostly used for sweet passito wines.
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With these wines, if it's a year older, don't sweat it.
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According to one critic, Costco's wines are also worth a toast...
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And so the cemetery wines have become a start-up business.
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Now, Czech wines are starting to be noticed at international competitions.
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They also command some of the highest prices for Spanish wines.
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Mr. Radikon began bottling wines from his family vineyard in 1979.
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We then reconvene about four weeks later to discuss the wines.
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The United States is also producing more good, dry sparkling wines.
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Charcuterie plate and wines by the glass for two, about €30.
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His choice of wines also leans in favor of your liver.
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The menu was made up of mostly local dishes and wines.
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Not surprisingly, these wines generally use the same grapes as port.
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I drink vodka on the rocks and very dry white wines.
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Wines could easily have been dark, cloudy drinks in Homer's time.
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Of the nine wines, seven were American (four from New York).
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Chances are you will not find any of these wines precisely.
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They are the most delicious sorts of wines for a crowd.
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Those who knew it often dismissed the wines as brutally rustic.
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Many people feel that way, and Ripassos can be fine wines.
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I thought each of these wines was terrific, pure and alive.
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For me, one is the white wines of the Rhône Valley.
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Luckily, I don't see this in too many other wines nowadays.
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This method can yield wines of gorgeous complexity, refinement and finesse.
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Each of these wines showed ample evidence of sangiovese's vibrant acidity.
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But the good wines are beautiful and should not be missed.
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As is so often the case, these are small-production wines.
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Le Potazzine Rosso Di Montalcino 2015 (Skurnik Wines, New York) $30.
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I see he stocked the fridge with delicious screw-top wines.
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When all is kept in balance, the wines can be delightful.
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Some critics loved this evolution, and the wines became more expensive.
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Before the tasting, we debated briefly how to judge the wines.
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These wines will be auctioned off by Christies on Dec. 7.
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To purchase wines from Caduceus Cellars via mail order, click here.
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Drinking these wines made me think about the sweetness issue. Why?
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There are 10 winemakers currently aging their wines in the cave.
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Just note that sparkling wines and champagne are commonly not included.
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For many Americans, the wines of Portugal are a great unknown.
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The result was wines of undeniable quality that were somewhat soulless.
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Sadly, not that many Bairrada wines are available in New York.
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Most of the wines from the excellent list are from Istria.
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Three wines from '88, '89 and '90 vintages were offered blind.
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These are the conventional wines that gave us the conventional wisdom.
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Mr. Garrote manages the vineyards, and Ms. Molina makes the wines.
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They will soon be sold in New York through Skurnik Wines.
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Traditionally, foie gras is served with unctuously sweet wines like Sauternes.
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It is DNS Wines, San Francisco, not T. Elenteny, New York.
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Tejal brought the two most fascinating wines, both white, sort of.
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Above all, you want to select wines that you will enjoy.
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Many people like to celebrate this American holiday with American wines.
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The "Great Wines of Europe" portion of the title is misleading.
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Most of the wines were made with a much lighter touch.
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Its wines go by the Italian name for Südtirol: Alto Adige.
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Weeknight wines — whenever you drink them — ideally are not too expensive.
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I just wish some of the wines were more widely distributed.
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Still, the three wines I proposed suggest the frappato's stylistic range.
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These are lovely wines, thrilling in their balance and their focus.
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To eliminate confusion, the Zusslin wines are dry unless clearly indicated.
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Consumers know that its wines, like the great riesling Clos Ste.
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The wines are low in alcohol, too, seldom reaching 5003 percent.
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They will have to adapt, or drink wines from somewhere else.
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If you're looking for wines to treat your Valentine this Feb.
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Retsina may be among the most scorned wines in the world.
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White Bordeaux is one of the great forgotten wines of today.
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A vineyard owned by Jackson Family Wines in Mendocino County, Calif.
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As I suggested earlier, this was an expensive group of wines.
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But the power in the Montalcino wines tends to be amplified.
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We all shared a general sense of disappointment in the wines.
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I've had too many of these wines that I have liked.
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"Some of the best wines are family made," Mr. Moiso said.
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These wines are deeper, more complex and can age and evolve.
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Americans have not historically associated Austria and Germany with red wines.
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Wine School The greatest wines of Italy have always been red.
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Most white wines today are made in a roughly similar manner.
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These are simpler wines, as would be expected from lesser terroirs.
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I am glad so many readers seemed to like the wines.
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Babe sells its pinot grigio, rosé and red wines in cans.
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A covered-outdoor country grill with delicious Baja cuisine and wines.
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This month's wines were my opportunity to practice what I preach.
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But one of the three wines I drank changed my mind.
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FOOD: Meghan is known to enjoy healthy food and $100 wines.
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Even among the wines made near the ocean, stylistic differences abound.
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Lack of energy was not a problem in our favorite wines.
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I find it in French wines, too, though not as pervasively.
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In recent years, though, I began to find the wines fatiguing.
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Because these are the sorts of wines that paradoxically reward inattention.
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It will feature natural wines and the food of coastal Italy.
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Like sublime meals and glorious journeys, great wines create great memories.
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Chianti Classico has been one of my favorite wines for years.
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And to drink: Eric Asimov on what Thanksgiving wines to buy.
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Ms. Mikawa sees her wines as training wheels for future oenophiles.
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No one should feel bad about using flutes for sparkling wines.
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They are very much their own wines and can be excellent.
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I'm very much looking forward to seeing which wines you chose.
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But the wines I wanted to recommend simply were not available.
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Some of the greatest wines of all are made in quantity.
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Next on the docket was Uncorked Games' Read Between the Wines.
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That's true, and most of those wines will be technically sound.
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But often the wines come from regions right under our noses.
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His label, Commune of Buttons, now produces juicy, easygoing, energetic wines.
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The article also misidentified the importers of wines from two vineyards.
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I wish I could find those Canadian wines in New York.
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Here are the three wines I suggest you try: Orto Vins Montsant Pedra Roja 2013 (Peninsula Wines, New Rochelle, N.Y.) $27 Celler de Capçanes Montsant Peraj Petita 2014 (Royal Wine, New York) $20 Venus La Universal Montsant Dido 2014 (Skurnik Wines, New York) $23 It may not be easy to find these exact bottles, so don't worry too much about the vintage.
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Tom: You'll always have people who come in and say natural wines are bullshit, but if you ask that person to show their favorite wines, I can almost guarantee that one will be a natural wine.
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Those whites are known for being bright, acidic, and young—the "green" nature of the wines comes through in how quickly the wines go from the vine to the bottle, and the bottle to the market.
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Minibar Delivery cofounder Lindsey Andrews says that a big portion of minibar deliveries are wines, and the company is working with vineyards nationwide to offer shipping for their wines and broader access to wine for users.
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In place of Parker's muscular Bordeaux, the wines of the moment were often described as glou glou , French for "chuggable": light reds frequently made via carbonic maceration, a fermentation technique that results in fresh, fruity wines.
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It's often said that Beaujolais made in this manner requires more aging than wines made semi-carbonically, but Mr. Brun believes the opposite: that his wines are easier to drink sooner than those made semi-carbonically.
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These sorts of tastings are generally blind, meaning that while reviewers may know what sorts of wines they are tasting — Argentine malbecs, say, or Sonoma cabernet sauvignons — they do not know the producers of the wines.
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Henry Crowson, a young producer who worked at William Chris, now operates Crowson Wines in Johnson City, making a portfolio of wines with no added sulfur dioxide, a stabilizer almost universally used in the wine industry.
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Nor will high tariffs on European wines necessarily be a boon, as some have suggested, for the American wine industry, especially for small American producers who depend on their distributors to explain their wines to customers.
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That said, the wines we did like were balanced, combining bittersweet fruit flavors with lively acidity, earthiness and the sort of structure indicating that the wines would be capable of aging for five to 10 years.
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Tasting coordinator: Bernard Kirsch Recipe Pairing: Quinoa Salad With Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese The everyday Beaujolais wines in our tasting were proof that the gamay grape, under the right winemaker, creates pleasurable, food-friendly wines.
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I love drinking these sorts of wines, and adored each of the three wines I recommended: Matthiasson California Tendu 2015, Lapierre Vin de France Raisins Gaulois 2015 and Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône Chat Fou 2014.
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That evening, a dinner, $525, will be prepared by Daniel Boulud, Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, among others; glasses will be filled with Rhône wines, poured by winemakers, and also wines that participants bring to share.
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I know I said these wines were dry — I meant blessedly dry, as I am not a fan of sweet red still wines — but that does not necessarily mean they cannot offer the impression of sweetness.
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I'll tell you below about the substance of the government's qualms with the settlement, which resolves allegations that a website called Wines 'Til Sold Out misrepresented the original prices of wines it sold at a purported discount.
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One of Renégat's major assets is his own Forty Ounce Wines, a collection of good, inexpensive French wines packaged in unpretentious screw-cap bottles reminiscent of old, bottom-shelf-of-the-liquor-store 153-ounce malt liquors.
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Hanon is getting set to offer sake, shochu and wines chosen by Jorge Riera, who built the list at Frenchette and has turned countless New Yorkers on to the fizzy, fuzzy and furry delights of natural wines.
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Click here to order wine online from Harry & DavidNaked WinesIf you are more concerned with good wine at a good price and aren't as hung up on consistently getting the same wines, then check out Naked Wines.
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Visitors can tour the bodega (€14 with two wines; €20 with four wines and tapas), which dates to 1835, learning about the winemaking process and exploring the cool, musty soleras, where the hulking sherry barrels are kept.
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But other variables play into the wines, like the particular sort of pinot noir vines selected by the grape growers, which have different aroma and flavor characteristics that can be particularly meaningful in wines from young vineyards.
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A few weeks ago, a line of Bachelor-inspired wines came out.
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All wines are currently available for purchase, and will ship Dec. 14.
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"On certain wines, it could be hundreds of dollars difference," Zraly said.
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In fact, Zraly said he rejects many wines based on smell alone.
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He raises various robust wines much like he would his own children.
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Anything that tests positive will never end up in his 2017 wines.
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She does everything from prep to plate to pour the natural wines.
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Where champagne and white wines are really big, we're doing really well.
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Cocktails and the full wine list, emphasizing natural wines, are available now.
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When it comes to aromatic food, pairing wines is not an issue.
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"You have people pricing these wines at insane levels," Mr. Ponsot said.
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All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer.
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Wines labelled "organic" must abide by European Union standards to be certified.
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I can confirm is that the first lady loves your French wines.
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Riesling is also one of the most food friendly wines that exists.
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When you think of France, you think of fine cheeses and wines.
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Apart from the 227 Rainoldi, these Valtellina Superiores were not inexpensive wines.
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He is active in his vineyard, Vermeil Wines, even driving a tractor.
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It also produces some of the most affordable wines in the world.
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You really need good grapes in order to produce good natural wines.
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The $179 pre-sale includes the smart bottle, along with four wines.
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Like the wines above, this product contains catnip, but in solid form.
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She gave Mr Trudeau a basket of Californian wines, nuts and chocolates.
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Beneath them sit carboys filled with homemade meads, fruit wines and perry.
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Need help picking wines that fall into that very specific sweet spot?
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France has about 50 percent market share of imported wines in China.
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The wines were opulent and fleshy with plenty of soft, dark fruit.
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However, they have differing tastes in the type of wines they prefer.
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All three wines have been fermented in barrels rather than steel tanks.
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Sarah recently told Kris that she wanted to taste wines from Etna.
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Sales of wines and spirits, however, fell 7.6 percent in the quarter.
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This has brought many years with highly rated wines, Cook told CNBC.
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The shop stocks only natural wines, and only Smith's hail from Maine.
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The beloved grocery store recently announced a new product called Simpler Wines.
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Red wines, on the other hand, should be kept around 60 degrees.
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Archer Roose wines also stay fresh up to six weeks after opening.
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Interestingly, Indians -- for the moment, at least -- prefer to drink Indian wines.
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Acknowledging potential in the wines is not the same as liking them.
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Leaner sparkling wines would be great, as would rosés with good acidity.
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Those wines can be additions, but should not be the core choices.
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One more thing: Newly purchased expensive wines often benefit from additional aging.
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His most notable innovation was grading wines on a hundred-point scale.
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On each Gondwana Wines bottle is a work by an Indigenous artist.
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Even the places where wines can be grown have begun to shift.
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Mid-level wines regularly feature flowing descriptions of the tastes to expect.
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But grenache has particular properties that lend themselves well to exaggerated wines.
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He made very expensive wines that alternated between profoundly great and undrinkable.
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Today we have wines that are closer to exotic products: lychee, pineapple.
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The taste of Melania 2018 holds its own among other fortified wines.
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The complaint was addressed to Wines and Sessions' pastor in Mobile, Alabama.
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I actually loved these wines, or at least the possibilities they offered.
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It becomes the latest of several calorie-cutting wines on the market.
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Not long ago, really good Chinese wines were very hard to find.
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In the best wines, the power of the Etna terroir is clear.
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Despite a growing reputation, Czech wines remain largely unknown to consumers abroad.
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These qualities derive from the excellent acidity in many of these wines.
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All told, five of our top 22012 wines were from Walla Walla.
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Smoking is forbidden fruit, said Scott Randall, who sells wines and spirits.
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But unlike 211 years ago, there will ample Austrian wines to sample.
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Ava Labs– Ava promises to clone high-end wines without using grapes.
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In the past, there have been much bigger and more oaky wines.
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English wines had their turn last month and tonight, it's the Aussies.
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They might be called natural wines, yet he rejects that term, too.
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Even now, there are brown wines tinted green, orange, or bluish purple.
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Mr. Johnson has never scored wines and says he deplores the practice.
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For our feast, we don't worry about matching wines to particular dishes.
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The soils provide strength and freshness in the wines, Mr. Landi said.
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Rosé wines are made all over the world, so why American rosés?
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Hungary, $17 Furmint is the grape of Hungary's marvelous sweet tokaji wines.
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Other wineries, like HALL Wines, were matching donations to local community funds.
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Yet, these idealized portraits often bear little resemblance to the wines themselves.
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The rosé wines of the region are also surprisingly dry and delicious.
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Though it was smaller than usual, the wines in general were excellent.
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Of these three wines, the Joly was the most difficult and uncommunicative.
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Let's be clear: Most mass-market wines need no aging at all.
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Many were clearly aperitif wines, though a few could accompany a meal.
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That's a lot different from drinking the same wines every night. Explore.
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Wines made from overripe grapes would be overtly jammy, with less acidity.
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Of course, we could have that conversation about a lot of wines.
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Love these wines or hate them, they are worth getting to know.
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I thought it might be a good time to revisit the wines.
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Were we looking for wines that fit those characteristics, whatever they were?
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The payoff, for him, is wines that are both subtle and expressive.
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Read about red wines from the Languedoc in Eric Asimov's new column.
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Wines of The Times The region has always been puzzling to consumers.
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Pairings of natural, biodynamic wines from Europe accompanied the increasingly convivial meal.
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The Douro in Portugal and Languedoc in France are making winning wines.
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Whatever contempt wine professionals may feel toward the wines is partly deserved.
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This doesn't mean that the other wines poured are of lower quality.
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More than a dozen wines dating back to 1985 will be poured.
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We worked with purveyors from the Gulf Coast and used American wines.
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Quite a few of the wines we tasted fell into that category.
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These wines, I should say, fit our particular vision of the feast.
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"My fear is that people don't know Greek wines," Mr. Poulmentis said.
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Then, it gets sold for an affordable price on Naked Wines' website.
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But those are wines that are made basically by almost factory farms.
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"This is the first time I've had wines like this," he said.
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Yet Colares produces what may well be Portugal's most distinctive still wines.
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But they produce what may well be Portugal's most distinctive still wines.
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Wines like godello offer wonderful opportunities for exploration, both external and internal.
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At the end of the month, we convene to discuss the wines.
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As always with white wines, drink lightly chilled but not icy cold.
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That's the case at Jackson Family Wines, whose wineries includes Kendall-Jackson.
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"Our wines need to express the personality of Ningxia," says Zhang animatedly.
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But now seems like a good time to try out the wines.
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I would look for simply prepared dishes to go with these wines.
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These wines seemed to be more textured, with great minerality and intensity.
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Of course, with a Napa themed restaurant, California wines are prominently featured.
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Thirsty Crow also offers wines, boutique spirits and coffee from independent roasters.
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Unlike our recent Bandols, these wines do not have to be decanted.
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We sampled several wines — Cometa Pla's philosophy is taste first, then choose.
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In drinking these wines I sensed a joyousness, particularly in the Nittnaus.
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But French retailers were getting a hefty margin from selling Spanish wines.
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And we found some excellent values, wines that are delicious right now.
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The resulting wines are amber colored — some indeed look orange — and tannic.
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Yes, I'm emphasizing dry, as these wines all have moderately sweet variations.
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ETS Red and ETS White became our shorthand for inferior wines everywhere.
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Once they're encapsulated, the wines are good for up to three years.
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Nobody says, "I can't believe I drank so many wines," do they?
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Cheeses, charcuterie and tinned seafood will be served to accompany the wines.
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Wines of The Times Champagne used to be such a simple thing.
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Knockoff wines sell, but the American wine industry also craves critical approval.
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We'll focus on reds, though these wines can come in any color.
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The idea is for all of us to try the same wines.
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Wines like this have so much more to offer than we imagine.
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Here&aposs what we thought of these seven Member&aposs Mark wines:
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The Pour Many people seek an easy formula for choosing better wines.
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These wines are not the simple, pastoral expressions of an agricultural culture.
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Bordelaise winemakers have been treating their wines with egg whites for centuries.
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In May, Walmart introduced 10 private-label wines for $333 a bottle.
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Costco wines have a reputation for being high-quality and high-value.
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Although these wines are fairly similar, they are made with different intents.
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The prolonged heat of that journey could easily have marred the wines.
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The exhilarating qualities of the best wines made up for these disappointments.
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Some wines get better with age, but regulatory systems typically do not.
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In such tastings, the more boisterous, assertive wines often dominate quieter bottles.
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They will also be boring, the scourge of mass-market wines today.
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Fermenting these wines until dry can result in ultrahigh levels of alcohol.
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Ancient people recognized places that could make the best, most distinctive wines.
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"For me, nebbiolo makes the best wines in the world," he said.
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"I want to sell wines made with good farming practices," he said.
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The Pour These Italian reds are superb wines and often excellent values.
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What they have in common is the myriad beautiful wines they produce.
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