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Musings on Wine and Spirits by Louis Marmon

As seen in:
Washington Post, Gazette Newspapers, DC Examiner, The Wine Report
Washington Jewish Week, LA Times, Jewish Exponent, Capitol File Magazine and in other cities in the US and Canada

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Magical Wine Drinking

November 14, 2016

Does the glassware make a difference or is it wishful thinking?

A Toast To Chef Paul February 8, 2016 Chef Paul Prudhomme was among the first American cooks to embrace their food heritage. Read more>>		Taste When You Can January 28, 2016 Review of Hagafen Estate Syrah 2012 and the Hudson Four Grain Bourbon by Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery. One of the big pleasures of booze tourism is to be found in the tasting room. A recent article by Lettie Teague of The Wall Street Journal, one of many wine columns we read and enjoy regularly, reminds us of some of the behind-the-scenes activity that goes into making a winery’s tasting room a successful and enjoyable experience. Read more>>
Best Whisky of 2015 December 29, 2015 The Winner of the Grapelines Best Whisky of 2015 is the Octomore 6.3. Read more>>		Books For The Wine-Lovers On Your Gift List December 21, 2015 For the wine-lovers on your holiday gift list that would appreciate a good read. Read more>>
Jefferson’s Triumph December 4, 2015 Review of the Molon Lave Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 and Kilchoman 100% Islay, 3rd Edition Single Malt Whisky. Somewhere Thomas Jefferson is smiling. Our third President was an unabashed oenophile, asserting that “wine from long habit has become an indispensable for my health,” and while at Monticello consumed an average of 400 bottles of French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Italian wine annually. He spent a great deal of time and effort trying to make his home state of Virginia into a world class winemaking region. Unfortunately Jefferson could never produce a decent wine from the vineyards planted near his estate. Read more>>		Bulgaria Wine Surprise October 28, 2015 Review of the Pendar 2010, and Castra Rubra Via Diagonalis 2010. A few decades ago the wine region that some Western Europeans looked toward for value-priced wines was, perhaps surprisingly, Bulgaria. Read more>> The Butcher’s Daughter October 26, 2015 Review of The Butcher’s Daughter Reserve 2012 and the Hurricane cocktail. Immigrants from all over the Ashkenazic and Sephardic world—the Middle East, the Iberian Peninsula, Central and Eastern Europe—have each contributed their own special energy and traditions into creating a lively and dynamic culture that also incorporates a French perspective. This includes food and drink. Read more>>		Top 10 Value Priced Kosher Wines October 19, 2015 Top 10 value priced kosher wines of 2015 along with reviews of Longrow Red, Cabernet Sauvignon Cask, 11-year-old, Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Glenfarclas 105 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. Here is our list of our Top 10 value-priced kosher wines from the previous year ($20 and below) to be enjoyed on a more regular basis. Read more>>
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