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I love wines from Dunn, especially their Howell Mountain Cab. Since they have a wax seal, opening a bottle can be quite messy, especially the older vintages. The wax seal crumbles everywhere. Shoul

Posted: October 3, 2005  

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Wine reviewers often state when a wine will be best for drinking. This appears to be standardized for the 750ml bottle. Is there a rule of thumb for the percentage decrease in years to ideal drinking

Posted: September 30, 2005  

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I understand that soil plays a major role in a grape's ability to ripen and its ultimate flavor profile. However, I am curious as to what extent soil, itself, manifests as a specific flavor component

Posted: September 29, 2005  

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According to the scores given by Wine Spectator, how accurate is the potential for bottle aging in the wines rated? If a description of a score says that a wine is good from 2005 through 2007, does th

Posted: September 26, 2005  

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I am wondering if it is appropriate to take a bottle of vintage Port to a restaurant and ask them to decant it. The place I am thinking of going already has free corkage, and I would be willing to pay

Posted: September 23, 2005  

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What is the recommended procedure when dining at a restaurant, one orders a '99 wine off their highly touted, detailed wine list and is served an '02? This sort of thing seems to happen more often lat

Posted: September 21, 2005  

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A few years ago on a wine trip in Napa, we were told that you could tell a lot about a wine by the "legs," such as tannins and alcohol content. Recently I've heard that you really can't tell anything

Posted: September 19, 2005  

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Why is it that late-harvest or dessert wines often don't contain as much alcohol as a California Viognier or Australian Shiraz? Is it because the residual sugar is not fermented into alcohol? And if s

Posted: September 16, 2005  

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Are those 50-bottle wine coolers safe for long-term wine storage? They typically have a temperature adjustment but lack a mechanism to control the humidity level. I have read that refrigerators are to

Posted: September 14, 2005  

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In one of your responses to a question, you suggested that a wine that didn't taste well might be "going through a 'dumb' phase." Can you explain what this means in more detail?

Posted: September 12, 2005  

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My friend who has lived in Europe for many years is convinced the same wine in Europe tastes different than the imported one in the U.S. Is there any truth to his claim?

Posted: September 9, 2005  

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Posted: September 7, 2005  

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Posted: September 2, 2005  

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I've recently developed a taste for tawny Ports, and I'm interested in finding out what it is about aging in oak that gives it the distinct flavor.

Posted: August 31, 2005  

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What can you tell me about LBV Ports and the level of quality relative to price that these wines represent?

Posted: August 29, 2005  

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I opened a bottle of Léoville Las Cases 1989 which had been cellared since purchase. In the glass, there were hints of brown on the edges where the wine contacted the glass. The wine was good but seem

Posted: August 26, 2005  

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I have read, and personally found true, that certain people can, and others can't, taste TCA taint. I am a restaurant professional and I have had occasions where customers have offered me tastes of wi

Posted: August 24, 2005  

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Can you please explain the difference between French oak and American oak barrels? Why do some wineries use new, or 50 percent American and 50 percent French oak?

Posted: August 22, 2005  

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What exactly does the term "crémant" mean on sparkling wine? Is it simply a sparkling wine from France—other than Champagne—or is there something more to it?

Posted: August 19, 2005  

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I have heard that there was or is some confusion in Chile regarding the Merlot and Carmenère grapes. Apparently it was only fairly recently discovered that many of the Merlot grapes are actually Carme

Posted: August 17, 2005  

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