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Romans, the Rhône and a Reserve

May 6, 2020 Jim Bushee

The Rhône Valley is a spectacular place to visit, and the source of some really good wine values. The vineyards…

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Tackling Tannins

April 29, 2020 Jim Bushee

What does a good bottle of red wine have in common with your leather jacket?  Tannins.  The same compound that’s…

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Filed under: bordeaux, tannin, Wine

Put A Cork In It

April 22, 2020 Jim Bushee

I bet that you never give much thought to the cork that stands between you and the wine in your…

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Filed under: douro, spain, Wine

Washington Meets Tuscany

April 15, 2020 Jim Bushee

What happens when Washington’s largest winemaker partners with a historic Italian wine making family?  You get a really nice Cabernet…

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Filed under: cabernet, washington, Wine

A Stellar Cellar?

April 8, 2020 Jim Bushee 2 Comments

Tired of watching movie reruns, reorganizing closets and walking the dog ten times a day?  I thought so.  This is…

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Filed under: France, Italy, oregon, Wine

An Enchanting Sparkler

March 31, 2020 Jim Bushee 1 Comment

These are unusual times and they call for an unusual wine.  So, for our wine of the week we picked…

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Filed under: New Mexico, sparkling, Wine

Disruption? Walk it Off.

March 25, 2020 Jim Bushee 1 Comment

When I was young, my father’s solution to all problems, grand and small, was “walk it off.”  There was a…

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This Too Shall Pass

March 18, 2020 Jim Bushee 2 Comments

This too shall pass.   I hope this finds everyone virus free and suffering from nothing more than serious boredom.   Sure,…

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Filed under: paso robles, Rhone Blend, Wine

Minerality and Metaphors

March 11, 2020 Jim Bushee

Where else but in the world of wine do people talk passionately about something that can be neither readily explained…

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It’s Grü Vee in Wachau

March 4, 2020 Jim Bushee

No, this isn’t a flashback to the 1960s – we’re talking about an Austrian wine made from that country’s “signature”…

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