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Prosecco gets uppity
An interesting article in the New York Times outlines the difficulty Prosecco producers in the Veneto are having in their attempts to protect the name Prosecco as unique to that part of Italy. Becaus… more →
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Prosecco gets uppity
Michele Hébert wrote 11 months ago: An interesting article in the New York Times outlines the difficulty Prosecco producers in the Venet … more →
White House Wine
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: This controversy was pretty much dead in the water as soon as it hit the internet, but what I find i … more →
It's been a long time coming...
Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: …but change has come to Amercia! … more →
The Drops of God
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: A popular weekly comic in Japan , called “Kami no Shizuki,” or “The Drops of God … more →
Loi Evin
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: The French government has passed some surprising new legislation restricting wine advertising in a … more →
Diebolt-Vallois
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: I apologize for the absence of new posts lately. I’ll be posting something soon, but in the me … more →
"Burgundy"
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: My ears always perk up when I notice wine mentioned in music and movies. It is an interesting way of … more →
Didier Dagueneau, Rest in Peace
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: It is with deep sadness that I report the death of one of the most celebrated winemakers of France … more →
Let him be happy
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: The scene at the rally for Corti Brothers was an endearing one. One of my favorite moments came when … more →
Corti Brothers to stay put?
Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: There has been a major development in the Corti Brothers situation that I posted about a month ago. … more →
Land Has Flavor
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: Terry Theise, the irrepressible importer of German, Austrian and grower-Champagne wines, writes and … more →
1972 Louis Martini Zinfandel and a New Breed of Beef
Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: This post from the blog, Do Bianchi (written by a scholar of Italian wine, culture, and history) ans … more →
"It's a little, shy wine, like a gazelle."
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: Last night I watched the movie version of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel, Brideshead Revisited. I a … more →
Big news in Sacramento
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: Corti Brothers Grocery Store is a Sacramento institution; and for locals truly interested in food an … more →
Lopez de Heredia
Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: For the most part Spanish wine disgusts me. It rivals California and Australia in making overripe, m … more →
A Lambic Primer
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: A guest post by Marie Davenport (of the forthcoming 3323 Brewery & Distillery in San Francisco, … more →
R.I.P. Robert Mondavi
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: Robert Mondavi, born in Minnesota and raised in Lodi, California, was a formidable businessman and v … more →
Time-Life Foods of the World Series
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: I’ve recently been introduced to the legendary Time-Life series of cookbooks called Foods of t … more →
Wine commercials of yore
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Michele Hébert wrote 1 year ago: Doesn’t it seem like wine isn’t advertised on television anymore? Perhaps you’ll s … more →
