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Those looking to learn amore bout Spanish wine, and who are cool with receiving a freebie (I really hope that covers most of you out there) might want to - Joe Roberts

Well… does it? I ask myself this question whenever I receive a review copy of a wine book, which has been… a lot lately, it seems. So here comes - Joe Roberts

07 Castello Monaci Piluna Primitivo (Salento): Italy's boot heel delivers a tasty value of spicy, peppery black fruit Zin kick to yo face! # 08 Penns - Joe Roberts

This week, Wine.com – the largest on-line wine retailer, and still everybody’s “love-to-hate-‘em” choice for performing their own self-serving wine - Joe Roberts

One of the perks of wine blogging is that you have no editor. Actually, you do have an editor, it’s just that the editor is often the same person as - Joe Roberts

I was recently contacted by Doug Pike, the cartoonist whose wine-related humor has been published on the subscription-only portion of eRobertParker.com for - Joe Roberts

The video embedded below, featuring Bonny Doon’s irrepressible Randall Grahm, is just… well, it’s just awesome. Fans of Grahm’s style of humor and - Joe Roberts

So much turkey talk when it comes to wine this time of year, and yet so little talk of the turkey. What I mean is, for all of the holiday wine pairing help - Joe Roberts

The Second Glass is kicking some ass. The Boston-area stalwarts just released their Annual Wine Guide for 2010, and it’s an impressive ‘cheat sheet’ - Joe Roberts

The November 23, 2009 edition of the New Yorker contains a fascinating article by Evan Osnos titled “Letter From China - Reds: The creation of a wine-loving - Joe Roberts

It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack…! Wines of Germany will be launching their very own TasteLive.com events page, and to celebrate they will be kicking it - Joe Roberts

08 Santa Carolina Reserva Carmenere (Rapel Valley): Brings the QPR like Thor brought the Mjölner hammer down on those horny Nordic giants. # 07 Odfjell - Joe Roberts

Technically, I wasn’t fired, I was laid off. Also, it won’t happen for another 14 months. And I wanted to get laid off so that I could collect a - Joe Roberts

As my twitter friends are already (painfully) aware, I’ve been sick for the better part of two weeks. What began as a bout with either a bad cold or a - Joe Roberts

A hearty shout-out to Randy and Kaz, the hosts of the excellent KVSY radio program and on-line podcast Wine Biz Radio, were very kind in mentioning and - Joe Roberts

Meet the New Boss Same as the Old Boss - Pete Townshend, Won’t Get Fooled Again I get a lot of wine samples (and no, I have not yet properly pimped - Joe Roberts

As much as social media wine wizards and millennials rail against established wine media, most of them (myself included) share with those ‘old media’ types - Joe Roberts

Uhhmmmm… Whoa! I’m not usually at a loss for words (and I suspect that the condition is temporary and will wear off in a few nanoseconds), but my reaction - Joe Roberts

Last week, I attended an on-line video conference / wine tasting that involved a handful of wine bloggers from around the U.S., as well as eight of Chile’s - Joe Roberts

07 Scloss Reinhartshausen Fountain Blue Riesling (Rheingau): ABCs of the region - Austere, Balanced, & Critical mass of apricot goodness # 07 Scloss - Joe Roberts

Today, we’re going to talk about more wines that you (probably) can’t get your wine-lovin’ hands on.  And I know that you want to hear about them, - Joe Roberts

CNBC.com has updated their annual expert recommendations on wines for the holidays – and this year, there are a few interesting parties among the panel of - Joe Roberts

Which wines to bring—or serve—with a holiday meal? It's a question that plagues many at this time of year, when plans for turkey, ham and root vegetables conquer your to-do list. Choosing which wine pairs well with what is being baked, roasted or frosted can compel one to reach for the boxed Franzia. No worry. We've consulted a handful of wine and food experts to do the work for us. Click ahead and read which wines experts like Royal wine advisor Jancis Robinson and Wine TV creator Gary Vaynerchuk recommend for your holiday soiree. - Joe Roberts

This week just might mark a seminal event in my personal wine journey.  Either that, or a huge, disappointing wine bust served up on a bed of bell pepper and - Joe Roberts

This week just might mark a seminal event in my personal wine journey. Either that, or a huge, disappointing wine bust served up on a bed of bell pepper - Joe Roberts

07 Agur Kessem (Judean Hills): Dark red fruits abound in this kosher Bord'x belnd, but the PV comes off harsher than the dessert sands. # 07 Leitz - Joe Roberts

Tonight marks the finale of the month-long salute to German wines taking place at TasteLive. October has more-or-less been “Riesling Month” for me (not - Joe Roberts

At this point, most people who have listened to me speak (or read my blog posts) about Riesling for more than six seconds is (painfully) aware of my - Joe Roberts

The rage is relentless We need a movement with a quickness You are the witness of change And to counteract We gotta take the power back Sometimes I wonder - Joe Roberts

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