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This August the hordes of strange people who are wine bloggers, us included of course, will congregate in the Finger Lakes for the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference. This event is a great way to meet other bloggers and wine enthusiasts, as well as try new wines from around the local area and the world. Based Continue reading 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference – August in the Finger Lakes! http://www.redwineplease.com/when-you-read-james-laubes-wine-spectator-editorial-on-south-africa-also-consider-this/ 
When you pick up the latest issue of the Wine Spectator, you’ll find an editorial piece regarding the state of the South African wine industry, on page 31 by James Laube. We’ve been covering some of the farms in the Stellenbosch District of the Coastal Region, near Cape Town, for several weeks and have two Continue reading When You Read James Laube’s Wine Spectator Editorial on South Africa, Also Consider This http://www.redwineplease.com/wine-event-strategy-have-a-plan-but-be-flexible/ 
A lively crowd With the Boston Wine Expo coming up this weekend, Cheri and I were talking about how to attack our one day at the event, and she reminded me of how many of the best moments, and wines, were the ones we stumbled on at the last minute, or on our Continue reading Wine Event Strategy – Have a Plan But Be Flexible! http://www.redwineplease.com/a-wine-revelation-i-do-like-touriga-nacional/ 
I remember someone called Sam I Am from my childhood (courtesy of Dr. Seuss), who repeatedly asked another individual if they liked Green Eggs and Ham. That other person declared he did not, and stuck to that story for a very long time before reluctantly trying the odd colored egg and pork dish. In the Continue reading A Wine Revelation: I Do Like Touriga Nacional! http://www.redwineplease.com/good-value-holiday-wines/ 
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, and Christmas soon to follow, let’s list some of the value wines we’ve encountered recently that would make good choices this holiday season. A lot of these are a bit out of the ordinary. None of these are super expensive however, topping out at around $40, and most are Continue reading Good Value Holiday Wines http://www.redwineplease.com/portuguese-wines-take-1-3-and-4-in-wine-spectators-top-100/ 
If you read this blog you know there has been a lot of Portuguese wine reviewed of late. Since Fred Thurber introduced us to some of the incredible values you can find from that region we’ve been on an expedition of Portuguese wine drinking. We haven’t loved all of them, but we can say that Continue reading Portuguese Wines Take #1, #3 and #4 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100! http://www.redwineplease.com/wine-spectator-recognizes-casey-flat-ranch-finally/ 
We’ve been ranting about Casey Flat Ranch wines for over a year now. Their 2010 Estate Red is one of our favorite wines anywhere, period. Their 2012 CFR Sauvignon Blanc got us drinking white wine again, and now it’s spreading (go figure!). We love just about everything they make, and think they’re all great values. Continue reading Wine Spectator Recognizes Casey Flat Ranch – Finally http://www.redwineplease.com/the-problem-with-wine-rating-scores-and-a-robert-parker-over-rated-toro/ 
There are a number of very large, mostly well respected wine rating organizations that taste thousands and thousands of wines, put out a blurb about the wine (much like we do) and then give it a numerical score (which we don’t do). Robert Parker pretty much invented the 100 point scale and became an international Continue reading The Problem With Wine Rating Scores – and a Robert Parker Over-Rated Toro http://www.redwineplease.com/special-bottles-by-the-glass-worth-trying/ 
Sometimes you run into a special at a restaurant or bar where they are offering a wine by the glass that they usually either don’t have or is only on the bottle list. It could be they had a customer return a perfectly good bottle, that they got a great deal from a wholesaler on Continue reading Special Bottles by the Glass – Worth Trying! http://www.redwineplease.com/wine-labels-france-and-personal-responsibility/ Wine has been an integral, firmly entwined part of civilization for almost as long as there has been civilization. It has been used to make water potable, to drink when potable water was not an option, to help digestion, to celebrate life and to, yes, provide a level of intoxication in some individuals at some Continue reading Wine, Labels, France, and Personal Responsibility |