A lot to be Thankful for

It is a cold rainy day here in the San Francisco Bay Area.� Snow is falling in the Sierras, puddles are forming in my backyard, and leaves cover my front yard.� If I was wondering, yes, Fall has arrived and Thanksgiving is knocking on our door. Like most people, the Thanksgiving holiday helps me to [...]

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Resolved Question: Wine Survey for Grad School Marketing Project?

...you purchase wine? (circle all that apply) a. gift b. as a collector c. for holidays...5. The majority of the time you consume wine with: a. by itself b. with tobacco ...wine? a. home b. restaurant c. bar/lounge d. club e. other NOTES: 7. When ...

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Resolved Question: Good gift for flower enthusiast?

... a blank. I think the perfect gift would be some sort of "seed club," like a wine or cheese club, where they send you ...

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The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria?s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.

Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.

Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went ? sometimes it didn?t even know the other grape?s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir...

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What?s your ?electric chair? food and wine pairing?

When hanging out with fellow food obsessed friends and wine nerds, I often throw the following question out to the crowd to see the responses it will elicit:

If forced to choose, what would be your "electric chair" food and wine pairing?

In other words, what would you eat and drink for your very last meal on God's little green earth. Inevitably, names like DRC, Lafite, d'Yquem and Krug weave their way into the conversation, matched with foods like duck breast, Wagyu, Foie Gras, and Sturgeon Caviar...

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Do-Follow Ends

Over the past couple of months I’ve enjoyed the birth of my son and the advancement of my business, Uncorked Ventures. Since we started an official company blog I haven’t written here and frankly, I haven’t really decided on what to do with this blog. When I logged in today, I found another 857 comments [...]

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Resolved Question: Looking for a good Wine of the Month Club for a gift...?

The gift is for my sister and brother-in... very experienced with wine, so I would like something special and unique... across several Wine of the Month clubs online but I'm wondering...

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