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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23, 2022 Jim Bushee

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving and that everyone’s favorite football team wins. But no matter how…

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Wine Wars

November 9, 2022 Jim Bushee

Let’s start off with a toast to our veterans! The Marine Corps birthday is November 10, followed a day later…

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An Old Friend

October 26, 2022 Jim Bushee

The bottle sat in a prominent spot in the cellar, tempting me each time I entered. This was the final…

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Filed under: wine; burgundy; pinot noir

A Sonoma First

October 12, 2022 Jim Bushee

Last week I had the pleasure of leading a tasting of the first vintage of the Keating Family Vineyard 2020…

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Filed under: wine; sonoma; cabernet

Southwest France Revisited

September 20, 2022 Jim Bushee

  The wines of Southwest France rarely come to mind, and that’s unfortunate since the region offers a wide variety…

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Filed under: wine; France; malbec; tannat

Sonoma, Russians, and a Cool Chardonnay

September 7, 2022 Jim Bushee

I’m a sucker for a cool-climate Chardonnay.  One with notes of apples, pears and minerality, perhaps a hint of citrus,…

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Filed under: wine; chardonnay; Sonoma

In the Wine Desert

August 17, 2022 Jim Bushee

Ever been somewhere where the retail wine selection isn’t much more expansive than red, white, and rosé? That describes numerous…

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Filed under: wine; australia; margaret river; cabernet

triste comme un repas sans fromage

July 27, 2022 Jim Bushee

For a change of pace, I invited guest blogger John Bushee of Bristol, Rhode Island to talk about wine and…

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Filed under: wine; vin jaune; cheese; comte

A Northern Rhône Cru With A Big Surprise

July 13, 2022 Jim Bushee 1 Comment

I was recently asked to name my favorite wine region, and I didn’t have a ready answer. I’ve visited so…

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Filed under: wine; rhone; syrah; decant

Was It Worth It?

June 22, 2022 Jim Bushee

Was it worth it? No, we’re not talking about the hangover that inevitably follows that last bottle that you swore…

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