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Liberty School 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon – Wine Wednesday
ByDebra Bizek November 23, 2011March 2, 2012

This week’s Wine Wednesday is the Liberty School 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. Liberty School is one of several brands from Hope Family Wines in Paso Robles, California. The Hope family has been making Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon since 1990. The current Liberty School line of wines includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and a cuvée blend of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre. Liberty School wines generally represent a good value and typically sell in the range of $12.00 to … Read more

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Easy Drinks for Thanksgiving!
ByJustin Good November 23, 2011December 5, 2013

After a long day of cooking, basting, stuffing, fluffing, football-watching, cranberry-tasting, pie-baking and merriment-making, I can’t think of anything that would better punctuate an amazing Thanksgiving Day better than a nice strong cocktail.

After exhibiting such culinary excellence I think you’ve earned the reward of a refreshing beverage! Here are five rich, rewarding and effortless beverages perfect for a fine evening of reflection upon everything you’re thankful for:

Baileys Pumpkin Pie: Baileys Irish Cream and … Read more

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10 Great American Wines for Thanksgiving
ByRachel Halpren November 22, 2011March 2, 2012

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. Since this is a quintessential American holiday, we thought that we would recommend ten American wines to drink this Thanksgiving. Some of these wines are from classic American or trailblazing wineries, a winemaker that helped put American wine on the map or are from American’s grape (Zinfandel).… Read more

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Hey, Nice Shot!
ByJustin Good November 20, 2011February 1, 2012

It’s almost Thanksgiving dinner time. Can you taste the succulent turkey on your lips, the buttery mashed potatoes caressing your palate and all of the sides and trimmings your heart desires? We’re excited to celebrate Thanksgiving every year, but even among all of the splendor spread across our dinner tables, there’s always one problem we have yet to solve – dessert!

We’ll do almost anything to make room for that slice of pie, cake or … Read more

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Healthy Drinking for the Holidays
ByRachel Halpren November 19, 2011December 21, 2011

The holidays are fast approaching! In our humble opinion, one of the best parts of the holiday season is gathering with friends and family. An integral part of the holiday is the drinks. It’s usually during this time of the year that I drink amazing sparkling wine (and a fair share of Champagne) and cocktails. I love going to a party and seeing an inviting punch bowl. The downside to the holidays is that I … Read more

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High/Low Weekend – Oregon Pinot Noir
ByRachel Halpren November 19, 2011November 19, 2011

We are launching a new series for your wine consuming pleasure! This new series is based on one of my favorite concepts – High/Low Wine. This will allow our readers to splurge on one wine while saving on the other. This originated in my wine tasting group where we had to bring two wines (once priced high and one priced low) that we blind tasting. It resulted in a number of surprising outcomes! Maybe we … Read more

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What Does Your Favorite Vampire Drink?
ByRachel Halpren November 18, 2011June 1, 2012

Vampire legends date back thousands of years and nearly every culture on the globe has at least one legend of these age-defying, blood-sucking creatures. Modern vampire lore began with Vlad the Impaler in Romania during the 15th century. Vlad was the inspiration for Dracula, arguably the most famous vampire. Since then, the vampire legend has only continued to grow. There are countless books, movies and TV shows that explore vampire culture for a number of … Read more

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Cocktails A Vampire Would Kill For
ByDOTW Staff November 17, 2011December 28, 2011

Time is winding down as the clock ticks closer and closer to the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I and the collective sigh of millions of rejoicing fans as Bella and Edward meet onscreen again after the agonizing wait between films. As the countdown continues, we’ve gathered some of our favorite drinks that will definitely aid in getting your gears into vampire-mode. Take a look at all these bloody drinks and … Read more

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Highland Park 18 Year Old Scotch Review
ByRachel Halpren November 17, 2011November 26, 2012

Highland Park Scotch is amazing and so is the story of the ownership of Highland Park (we only have so much space so we are focusing on Highland Park’s ownership). As many of you may know, a certain percentage of the Scots have never been happy about the unification of England and Scotland (Scotland finally became part of the United Kingdom when James VI of Scotland became James I of England upon the death of … Read more

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Toad’s Hollow Erik’s the Red – Wine Wednesday
ByRachel Halpren November 17, 2011December 2, 2011

We apologize that this week’s Wine Wednesday is more like a Wine Thursday. We have a new writer that has taken over this column that has been having technical issues. I am resuming this week’s Wine Wednesday and bringing you a mighty fine wine from California (it’s not from any particular region because the grapes are sourced all over California).

Toad’s Hollow was a winery started in 1993 by Rodney Strong (of the Rodney Strong … Read more

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