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BIG CITY WINE = BIG CITY FUN!
The 2013 Philadelphia Wine & Food Festival is just around the corner! So to all you suburban & urban wine lovers, how does 1000 plus wines grab you, or tasty cuisine from four of Philly’s...
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Bolla e’ Rinato
While “reborn” is an accurate translation for rinato, using it to describe the current wines of Italian producer Bolla might be a slight embellishment. This is not your mother & fathers Bolla, but...
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P-H-I-L-L-Y W-I-N-E!
It was a beautiful sunny day in Philly & time to have some fun at the 2013 Philadelphia Wine Festival. Held for the second year at Lincoln Financial Field in their SCA club lounge & hosted by...
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Capital Vie!
It’s “Portfolio” time in the wine & spirits industry, when distributors across the country host an event for their customers, be they stand alone retail stores or restaurants, selecting a portion...
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A Right Coast Sample
Goose Island Halia 2013 $23/750ml 7.5% While some have questioned Goose island’s quality after being purchased by AB/InBev, I have found my favorites like Maltida & Sofie to be rock solid. This...
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Potel Revisité
“Comment dit-on” Burgundy? One answer will always be Nicolas Potel, who’s winemaker, Jean-Christophe Pascaud was asked, what makes great Burgundy, replied, ” It is not a question of extracting...
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Arte e Vino Fino!
What do a bottle of wine & an oil painting have in common? The winemaker uses a palette of grapes for his or her canvas, while the painter uses tubes of color. Both rise to the level of Fine Art...
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Philly Wine Week, Its time has come!
For Kate Moroney & William Eccleston, conceiving the inaugural Philly Wine Week was nothing more than wanting to spotlight the plethora of talented wine professionals throughout the city of...
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Vino Divertimento by Gia Coppola
People drink wine for many reasons. Some are sentimental, such as a wedding or anniversary or serious, like a wine class; while others are just for fun, maybe happy hour with co-workers, a beach bar on...
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Handcrafted at The Perkins 2014
I’ve been to my fair share of beer & wine events over the years; the wine events tend to be more hoity- toity, while the beer ones are usually a casual affair. Rarely do you hear about a beer...
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Nicolas Potel Visits The Union League
What better location to sample the current offerings of Burgundy house Nicolas Potel then a French Renaissance style building built in 1865 & encompassing an entire city block in downtown...
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