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Welcome to Girl Meets Grape, an insider's guide to all things wine. If you love great wine, food and travel, then I think you'll enjoy sharing in my sommelier adventures here and around the world. Cheers!
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POST A COMMENT (8)Tales from the Restaurant Trenches: The Corkage Controversy
Posted Tue, Feb 13, 2007, 3:13 pm PSTRestaurants in the US these days range from kill-you-dead fast food franchises to big-chain "quick-casual" dining like Chili's or Olive Garden to…
POST A COMMENT (18)Unoaked Chardonnay: America meets the real Chablis
Posted Sun, Feb 11, 2007, 10:53 pm PSTIn the early days of California winemaking, it was quite common to see labels like "Hearty Burgundy" or "California Chablis," let alone products like…
POST A COMMENT (2)Choose some wine for your Valentine!
Posted Tue, Feb 06, 2007, 1:19 pm PSTWe confess that here at Girl Meets Grape, we shamelessly espouse the art of indulgence. Here are some favorite libations to consider for Valentine's…
POST A COMMENT (31)Battle of the Wine Blogs!
Posted Thu, Feb 01, 2007, 7:25 pm PSTThe wine community in the US is still a surprisingly small one, in part due to the Internet and to the quick rise of wino bloggers like myself. We…
POST A COMMENT (4)The Ten Spot at Costco: The Wine Giant Awakens and Roars
Posted Tue, Jan 30, 2007, 12:25 pm PSTHence, the conundrum of Costco: When are you saving money there and when are you not? I first explored buying wine there a few years ago for an LA…
POST A COMMENT (13)The Ten Spot at Trader Joe's: Channeling Indy Jones, not Charles Shaw
Posted Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 1:50 pm PSTTrader Joe's wine department is all about treasure-hunting. Because they do buy a lot of wine, you can often pick up some surprisingly good wines at…
POST A COMMENT (47)Introducing the Ten Spot: New Year, Better Wine, Cheap Prices
Posted Mon, Jan 08, 2007, 2:14 pm PSTResolve to spend less AND drink better wine...it can be done!
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Posted Thu, Dec 28, 2006, 11:50 am PSTI once had a very well-educated, older woman privately inquire if so-called "buttery" chardonnays in fact had dissolved butter added to them for…
POST A COMMENT (3)Wackiest Grape Award
Posted Thu, Dec 14, 2006, 3:41 pm PSTPerhaps you're already on the path to grape enlightenment. You've graduated beyond mere merlot, California cab, and that wine with the cute little…
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