If you’ve taken my advice and watched the movie “Somm,” you are now going to want to check out “Somm: Into the Bottle.” If you…
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The Somm Series, Part 1
As both a librarian and wine-lover, I obviously read a lot of books on the subject of wine. There are countless titles ranging from…
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Moving Beyond the Grocery Store
In my last entry, I suggested finding a good wine merchant. This is so important I decided to write more about it. If you’re…
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Unusual and Affordable Summer Whites
Rosé may be the queen of summer these days, but sometimes we need something a bit more thirst-quenching to beat the heat. There was…
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It’s Probably Not the Grape You Hate
Everyone has a wine they try to avoid at all costs. Something they just don’t enjoy. For me that wine was Chardonnay. Chardonnay is…
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Your Summer of Rosé
Nothing goes better with a sun-drenched summer day than a chilled glass of rosé. Long the drink of choice in Provence, rosé has become a…
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Starter Wines
When someone starts getting serious about wine they tend to start drinking more expensive, usually drier wines; wines with more acid and tannin. They…
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An Introduction to The Librarian & The Vine
Hello and welcome to The Librarian & The Vine! Thank you for reading. I hope this column will have a little something for everyone–wine recommendations,…
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