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Refreshing Surprise: Stark Thirst Chardonnay
I’ve been blessed with so many mentors who have inspired me along the way. My dad always taught me to pay it forward. I reconnected with Kristen Krall a few months ago and had the pleasure to taste...
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Magical Moments with a 1949 Chateau Latour
Where were you in 1949? I wasn’t born yet. But a lot of wines in collectors’ cellars were. As a wine connoisseur, it’s always a thrill for an opportunity to savor a wine that’s older than you! I was...
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Refreshing Surprise: A Perfect State of Bliss
While Freixenet Cordon Negro is one of the largest and most prolific wine brands in the world, It is their Elyssia Pinot Noir Brut that is setting my heart aflutter! “Elyssia” means heavenly or a...
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Spirited Review: Bourbon the Way It Used to Be
If you like your bourbon strong and with finesse, pick up a bottle of Booker’s Bourbon! It is one of the only uncut, unfiltered, straight from the barrel bourbons available in the market. It was...
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Are Wine Ratings Overrated?
I try to see humor in most every aspect of life and with a critic’s nose to the glass and pen in hand – comedy can follow. Even I – an experienced taster who often samples upwards of 200 wines each...
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My Favorite Italian Restaurant in NYC
Sure, I’m happy to blow a few hundred jacks on a stellar meal at Marea, A Voce, or Mialino, but when I want the real thing… real and authentic, I head out to Queens to my favorite Italian restaurant...
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