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Monday, June 25, 2018

Buying tea in China reminded me of being a novice wine drinker

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These are the tea dealers I ultimately bought from. Look at all those tea discs behind them! It's all vintage, and all pricey. I hav...
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Monday, May 7, 2018

Endorsements for the June 2018 election in San Francisco, California

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Gavin Newsom at his other job. Courtesy SF Chronicle We should talk more broadly about politics in this country. Instead, most of our ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wine grapes from the Biblical era resurface in a Palestinian fruit market

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Table grapes from a vineyard near Hebron. I shot this from a car. Who knows what ancient varieties may be there? If you are a fan of unu...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

What is Jimmy Butler drinking to celebrate the Minnesota Timberwolves making the playoffs?

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I love that he's specific. Not just "wine," or "good wine." Butler knew exactly the bottle he was going to open. ...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The evolution of Napa Valley in a series of glasses at Charles Krug

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Peter Mondavi Jr. last week Few wineries in the United States can give you the taste of history, for better and worse, like Charles Krug...
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Monday, March 26, 2018

"André -- The Voice of Wine" is a rare wine documentary of interest to novices and experts alike

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André Tchelitscheff is arguably the most important man in modern California wine history, but that doesn't guarantee that a documentar...
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Monday, March 5, 2018

Wine tasting in Napa Valley is like taking an international flight

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I love visiting Napa Valley. It's beautiful, and the food in good restaurants may be even better on a world scale than the wine. I l...
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