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The Best White Wine To Pair With Seafood? Dry Riesling, of course!
August 1, 2012 – 1:20 am | Comments Off
The Best White Wine To Pair With Seafood?  Dry Riesling, of course!

By Denman Moody
www.denmanswineblog.com
When I first wrote about Riesling some 30 years ago, it had little effect because most people had no interest in a “too-sweet, cheap white wine from Germany”— Liebfraumilch being the then omnipresent …

The 1976 Paris Tasting
January 1, 2011 – 2:30 am | Comments Off
The 1976 Paris Tasting

A SEMINAL EVENT FOR AMERICANS
When I cut my teeth (or in this case, stained them) on wine in the mid ’70s, almost everything was French. If anyone was venturesome (or wealthy) enough to order an …

Michael David Winery and the Emergence of Lodi
November 1, 2010 – 2:30 am | Comments Off
Michael David Winery and the Emergence of Lodi

Until recently, and even now, many enophiles think of Lodi, if at all, as the place where Sutter Home made its White Zinfandel and Robert Mondavi started its Woodbridge line, both of which were commercially …

Israel and Its Wines, Part II
June 1, 2010 – 9:43 pm | Comments Off
Israel and Its Wines, Part II

In mid February 2010, I was fortunate enough to join a small group of global importers and wine writers on a trip to Israel. Although it was a short trip, it was packed full of …