Archive for August, 2008

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Pulltaps Wine Openers – The Somellier’s Choice

A double-hinged corkscrew is the key to success when opening wine. We’ve found a style we like best. Three easy steps – cut the foil, insert the screw, pull the cork – and you’re ready to drink the vino.

Pulltaps Double Hinged Waiter’s Corkscrew – $9.00

29Aug2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Villa Sparina Gavi di Gavi, 2006 – Elusive and Appealing Summer White

Gavi di Gavi is a beautifully clean Italian white wine which you will love.  It is not always easy to find.
Gavi is a village in the Piedmont in northwest Italy.  The mountain climate is moderated by the Mediterranean.  The soil is chalk and limestone.  The Gavi wine is made with the Cortese grape.  In 1798 [...]

29Aug2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Honig Cabernet Sauvignon – Cult Cab for the Everyman

There’s quite a bit of Cabernet Sauvignon being bottled in California’s Napa Valley. Driven by the success of cult bottlings like Screaming Eagle and Harlan, the only thing growing faster than the region’s renown might be the prices Napa Cabs are fetching around the world. These increase are not necessarily marked by an astronomical increase [...]

29Aug2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued