This was the only tasting that could get my friend out of bed this early on a Saturday morning after..

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[media-credit id=1 align=”alignleft” width=”410″][/media-credit] An impressive, thuderous Cabernet Did you know that Aug. 30 is National Cabernet Day? It’s neither..

Did you know that Aug. 30 is National Cabernet Day? It’s neither an officially holiday nor has it been given..

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What is the deal with Malbec? I’m serious. I know everyone is talking about it as if it is the..

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If you have ever traveled far afield and crossed several time zones, you know how it feels to be jetlagged...

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