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Dutch Gin and the House of Bols

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One of our favorite things about traveling is the unexpected, the surprising and delightful place, person or experience you just stumble upon. We had several of those during our trip to Europe in December, some coming during our time in Amsterdam. This was one, when we found an inviting bar in

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Product Review: Gunter Wilhelm Thunder Pro Cut Chef’s Knife

We love to cook, which is not really all that unusual with people who love wine. Cheri and I both enjoy it, and kitchen stores are wondrous places for us. While we can’t really afford them, we love to look at high end pots and pans, $1500 Espresso makers and, of course, world class knives.

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Product Review – ArT18 Wine Preserving Argon System

If you like a glass of good wine, but are somewhat afraid to open a really nice bottle for fear the rest will spoil before you drink it, then a wine preservation system is a must. They come in many different styles and use different approaches. Some are more effective than others. So which should

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Book Review – “Corkscrew” – A Rollicking Laugh Riot through the International World of Wine

The list of fictional stories which deal with the wine industry in detail is a short one. The most well known to the masses is undoubtedly “Sideways”, the story of a wine aficionado with serious life issues and a rather significant hatred of the Merlot grape. We liked the movie “Sideways” as it was quite

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Product Review: The Wine Decantiere by Vagnbys

There have been a host of gadgets and ‘new’ technology which supposedly help improve the taste of wine out of the bottle. We’ve seen magnetic trays and wands, elaborate glass bulbs which send the juice through a tortuous path to the glass and all kinds of other things. Do any of them work? Does aeration

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Product Review: Barvivo Wood Handle Corkscrew

The folks at Barvivo recently sent us a corkscrew for evaluation. We’ll try anything at least once, within reason, but in this case we tried it many times over the course of several weeks to get a good feel for how the tool measured up. This is not an expensive corkscrew, checking in at around

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