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Counterfeit Wine???

I think there’s a statement that people will agree with me to some extent: China is known for counterfeiting products, from fake brand-named bags to ‘fake powder milk’ for infants, to believe it or not, WINE! Ever since the Fall … Continue reading

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Can Alcohol Be Good for You?

So you’ve probably heard from somewhere that red wine is beneficial for our health, but is it really? I know I’ve heard this ‘rumor’ many times now but I never researched it myself. So I have decided to look online … Continue reading

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Skepticism Towards the Blogging World

As I was scrolling through my blogroll, I was reading a blog that was rated as one of the top seven wine blogs according to Food&Wine Magazine. Alder Yarrow, owner of this popular blog, is one of those people who … Continue reading

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4 Basic Steps..and You’re Good to Go!

Now that you’ve read my earlier post in regards to a current event, let’s backtrack to ‘How to Taste Wine”. Many people have different views to tasting wine but in general, there are four major steps. Below is a video … Continue reading

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Red Wine = Sophistication?

So we’re going to take a small detour from our journey of exploring different red wines to looking at red wines in a global context. According to this article posted on NPR.com (12/12/2010), it talks about the red wine’s increasing … Continue reading

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What are the Red Wines?

You’re probably wondering why are we only talking about red wines? Well, the wine industry is so vast, ranging from champagnes, dessert wines, rose wines, fortified wines, white wines, to red wines, that’s impossible to delve deeply into all of … Continue reading

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How It All Started :)

You might think, wine? I’m a college student! That’s way too expensive for me! Well, let me tell you something, not all good wines have to be hundred of dollars – you can find good wines at your nearby grocery … Continue reading

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