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I’ll never forget my first magnum. It was in Alsace, and after a particularly lengthy tasting, the owner offered a gift: an oversized container of his house’s best riesling. The traditional Alsatian bottle is called a flute: taller than average, thin...
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Forget the frosty neon versions from spring breaks past; it’s the original daiquiri that truly delights Bostonians have, over the past several years, grown accustomed to schizophrenic weather. We’re hit with random snowstorms in April; heat waves in October;...
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It’s the guy issue, and what subject is of more interest to guys than their pinots? Walk into any wine cellar and you’re likely to find a bunch of guys talking about them, bragging about them — sometimes even taking them out and looking at them, just...
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MY DINING companion looked up from the wine list, perplexed. "But it's supposed to be a great vintage." "Yes, it is. Which is why you shouldn't order it." He dropped the list on the table, exasperated. "Did anyone ever...
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PARSLEY, SAGE, rosemary, and ... chipotle? Spices from all over the globe are popping up in local cocktails, and we couldn't be happier. Herbs and spices add depth to your favorite dishes, so it makes sense that adding a pinch or a dash to your drink...
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IT'S DRILLED into our wine-drinking subconscious: first white, then red. But why? While it's tempting to blame the usual "bigger = better" delusion, everyone else does it this way as well. And there's a sensible reason. Bigger wines...
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THIS IS A list of interesting wines. No more, no less. By no means is this a “best of,” which can easily be found from all the usual wine-critic suspects. Some wines are cheap quaffers, others are expensive and meant to age, and a few you’ve seen before...
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THESE DAYS, everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Al Gore is trying to get you to go green. But though you can reduce, reuse, and recycle your little heart out, let’s be honest: there are few chores less exciting than sorting your glass from your plastic...
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