Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Tribute to a Hero: Kyle Van De Giesen

Editor’s Note: I am taking the week off from writing about wine, because sometimes there are far more important things. It is funny how certain events in life cause you to deeply reflect on the past, present and future. Typically, … Continue reading

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Understanding Wine Ratings

Lately, my thoughts have drifted towards wine ratings and how exceedingly arbitrary they are. With that being said, they do serve one function, by assigning a number to a wine, there is a delineation created between levels of quality. To … Continue reading

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4 to Spit, 4 to Sip

It’s not often that I find wines that I truly cannot stomach, but once in a while it happens. In this list I will also recommend an alternative for each. Again this is only in my opinion, but if I … Continue reading

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Wine list can speak volumes about an eatery

As published in the 10/21 edition of the Nashua Telegraph (click link to view Telegraph version). A restaurant’s wine list says a lot about who the people running it are, what their aspirations are and what they think about you. … Continue reading

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Autumn Wine Weekend: Wildflower Inn

When you think of a New England inn, you may think of wood burning stoves, comfortable plaid sofas and a quaint dining area inside of a home surrounded by a picturesque valley, dirt roads and rolling hills. That is exactly … Continue reading

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Broadbent: victim of a tarnished industry?

Editor’s Note: For those of you who follow wine and wine industry news, this may be old news; however for those of you who are growing in interest for this fascinating field, this is interesting stuff and something that has … Continue reading

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When wine loses its soul

There are a lot of similarities between wine and man. Wine emerges from the miracles of nature in much the same way that man emerges from the womb. Starting out as buds breaking from the vine, they slowly emerge as … Continue reading

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Wine of the Week: Mas Belles Eaux Les Coteaux

Languedoc wines are not all that well known to wine drinkers in the US. This is obviously a shame as many are very similar in structure and quality to wines from the Rhone Valley at a lesser price. Due to … Continue reading

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The Big 3-0!

Yesterday was a watershed moment in my life. Not only did I turn the big 3-0, but I also left my day job of over five years at Fidelity Investments. At this point I do not know which is more … Continue reading

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Date Night: Unums

As published in the 10/7 edition of the Nashua Telegraph (click link to view Telegraph version). Like most married couples with children, my wife and I have date nights that allow us to have time for each other without the … Continue reading

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