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Monday, October 29th, 2007
An interview with Sommelier Cara Bertone from the famed Water Grill restaurant in Los Angeles.
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
It is possible that you have had more Pinot than you know. The red wines from Burgundy, France are Pinot Noir. There's Pinot Noir in many Champagnes. And in Austria, it runs around by the name Blauburgunder. Without digging too deeply into its past, or too specifically into its present, we give you our Introduction to Pinot Noir.
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
Our winemakers are calling the 2006 vintage the best they have seen in decades. Check out this detailed vintage report, brought to you by the Austrian Wine Board.
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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
Hi there (or
Grüss Gott as the Austrians say).
Beau from Basic Juice here. If you're familiar with
my blog, you know I am an unabashed Austrian wine lover - so much so that I recently disappeared into the Austrian countryside for a month on the Live Austrian Wine Adventure. I blame the folks at Winemonger for my obssession with the wines of Austria.
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
Kurt Feiler and Beau Jarvis
Blogger Beau Jarvis of Basic Juice continues his adventures on Austria's wine roads with recent visits to some Winemonger wineries.
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
The siren call of Gruner Veltliner, from winemaker Marion Ebner.
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
Kamptal is one of the wine growing sub-regions in Lower Austria, and is known for its fine Riesling and Gruner Veltliner wines. Read here to learn just a little bit more about this area.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine in America as well as in many other parts of the world, but the styles vary greatly depending upon where it is grown. Here is an introduction to Chardonnay wine from around the world, including the results from a famous Chardonnay vs. Gruner Veltliner blind tasting smackdown.
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Friday, April 14th, 2006
The 2005 wine vintage report for Austria: high quality, low yields, elegant white wines, charming red wines, and a brilliant year for dessert wines.
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
2004 – an exciting, “Austrian” vintage!
The 2004 vintage report from the Austrian Wine Marketing Board.
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