December 2011
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“Burgundian wine law can be more subtle than theology.”
– The Concise World Atlas of Wine
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French AOCs confuse me: ‘There is a real distinction between Puligny-Montrachet and Mersault even though the vineyards of the one flow without a break into the other… The hamlet of Blagny is in both, and boasts a typically complicated appellation: Premier Cru in Mersault, Blagny Premier Cru in Puligny-Montrachet, and AC Blagny when (which is rare) the wine is red.’ (The Concise...
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My palate is changing.
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Melissa McCarthy should join my wine program. She’d kill it during our blind tastings.
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“‘…You could say that thinking plays an integral part in drinking....”
– Pete Wells, Does Wine Taste Better with Food?
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Bending Branch Winery in Edible Austin!
Check out this great article in Edible Austin on Bending Branch Winery, where I worked in Hill Country Texas before coming to wine school.
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