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Wines of the world, wine a food matching, wine and food service questions. I currently teach Wine courses at Napa Valley College, am an international wine judge, written many articles for publication, and have been a guest speaker at way too many wine conferences to remember. 25 years in the business. With Liz Thach and Janeen Olsen, I authored the definitive book on wine marketing: Wine Marketing & Sales, Strategies for a Saturated Market by The Wine Appreciation Guild, which won the Gourmand International Award in 2008 for the best wine book for professionals!


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2012-02-06 sediment?:

Hi Robert    No worries at all.  The sediment in wine is simply naturally ocurring material from the skins and seeds of the grapes.  Many wineries choose to filter their wine, which would remove a lot

2012-01-16 Wentworth port wine:

Hi George     Australian dessert wines can be delicious.  I doubt that it would have much value on the auction market, because you won't be able to document the storage conditions, and because these smaller

2012-01-16 royal salute scotch whisky:

HI MAtt     This is pretty good stuff, and current bottlings sell for over $100 a bottle.  But distilled spirits like this are so high in alcohol that they don't change much, for better or for worse, in

2012-01-11 Paul Masson Rare Cream Sherry in heart shape bottle:

Hi Jennifer    Yep--these are nice bottles, and the wine inside might still be good.  But it was never made to age this long, and the cork is probably pretty much shot.  Because Paul Masson made so many

2012-01-07 3L dom perignon bottle: year? worth? etc.?:

HI Chris    This is indeed an odd situation.  And I have to ask.  Are you SURE there is wine the bottle?  Lots of wine companies make what are called dummy bottles, filled with water, to use as merchandising

 

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