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Five Fall Bourbons

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Autumn is a perfect time for bourbon. Its mellow sweetness is an ideal accompaniment to the cooling temperatures and falling leaves. And many distilleries schedule their special releases during the fall months. Here are five reasonably priced bourbon recommendations for the season.

Grapelines 1988 days ago

Royal Experience at the British Embassy

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The upcoming Royal Weddingof Prince Harry and Megan Markle was preceded this past weekend by the annual open house for the British Embassy that featured tours of facilities, a chance to peruse the collection of British ultra-luxe cars (including Rolls-Royce, Aston-Martin and Lotus) as well as opportunities to sample British food and drink.

Grapelines 2133 days ago

The Art of Wine at Hess

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There are few wineries that so intimately demonstrate the notion of wine making as art than the Hess Collection.

Grapelines 2169 days ago

Revisiting Argentina

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The first Argentinian vineyards were planted in the mid 1500s by Spanish conquistadors. Winemaking became increasingly popular in Argentina over the ensuing centuries but the quality didnt keep up with the quantity. The 1990s saw a dramatic improvement in their wines and now Argentina is now among the worlds leading wine exporting countries.

Grapelines 2254 days ago

Best Whiskey of 2017

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The Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend is Grapelines 2017 Whiskey of the Year.

Grapelines 2272 days ago

Orange Is Not The New Ros

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Orange wines have become conspicuously less visible on wine-lists and retailer shelves over the past several months. These darlings of the uber-sommelier set were extolled as the next big thing in dozens of articles while being predicted to supplant ross as well as deserving of their own chapter in wine encyclopedias.

Grapelines 2422 days ago

Summer Wine Adventures

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Beyond the Memorial Day barbecues are several months of warmer weather that call for a different wine drinking strategy. Cellar those big Cabernets and move to a lighter style with bright fruit and crisp acidity for balance that will work well with the typical summer foods and as a sipper to enjoy on the deck with friends.

Grapelines 2474 days ago

Award Winning Cedar Ridge Distillery

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It is not particularly remarkable that a state with 90 % of its land devoted to farming would have a portion of its agriculture end up in distillation columns. What is a bit surprising is that the state that produces the most corn in the US didn't get it's first distillery since Prohibition until 12 years ago.

Grapelines 2488 days ago

Magical Wine Drinking

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All good magic tricks occur in the mind. Like watching Penn catch a bullet in his mouth shot from a pistol Teller is holding on the other side of the stage. Rationally you know that it cannot be true, yet there is still a part of you that wants to believe that it really happened.

Grapelines 2681 days ago

Magical Wine Drinking

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Does the glassware make a difference or is it wishful thinking?

Grapelines 2681 days ago

A Toast To Chef Paul

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Chef Paul Prudhomme was among the first American cooks to embrace their food heritage.

Grapelines 2961 days ago

Taste When You Can

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Review of Hagafen Estate Syrah 2012 and the Hudson Four Grain Bourbon by Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery. One of the big pleasures of booze tourism is to be found in the tasting room. A recent article by Lettie Teague of The Wall Street Journal, one of many wine columns we read and enjoy regularly, reminds us of some of the behind-the-scenes activi...

Grapelines 2972 days ago

Best Whisky of 2015

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The Winner of the Grapelines Best Whisky of 2015 is the Octomore 6.3.

Grapelines 3002 days ago

Books For The Wine-Lovers On Your Gift List

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For the wine-lovers on your holiday gift list that would appreciate a good read.

Grapelines 3010 days ago

Jefferson?s Triumph

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Review of the Molon Lave Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 and Kilchoman 100% Islay, 3rd Edition Single Malt Whisky. Somewhere Thomas Jefferson is smiling. Our third President was an unabashed oenophile, asserting that “wine from long habit has become an indispensable for my health,” and while at Monticello consumed an average of 400 bottles of French, Span...

Grapelines 3027 days ago

Bulgaria Wine Surprise

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Review of the Pendar 2010, and Castra Rubra Via Diagonalis 2010. A few decades ago the wine region that some Western Europeans looked toward for value-priced wines was, perhaps surprisingly, Bulgaria.

Grapelines 3064 days ago

The Butcher?s Daughter

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Review of The Butcher’s Daughter Reserve 2012 and the Hurricane cocktail. Immigrants from all over the Ashkenazic and Sephardic world—the Middle East, the Iberian Peninsula, Central and Eastern Europe—have each contributed their own special energy and traditions into creating a lively and dynamic culture that also incorporates a French perspective...

Grapelines 3066 days ago

Top 10 Value Priced Kosher Wines

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Top 10 value priced kosher wines of 2015 along with reviews of Longrow Red, Cabernet Sauvignon Cask, 11-year-old, Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Glenfarclas 105 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. Here is our list of our Top 10 value-priced kosher wines from the previous year ($20 and below) to be enjoyed on a more regular basis...

Grapelines 3073 days ago

Top 10 Kosher Wines Over $30

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Our annual list of the Top 10 kosher wines from the previous year costing $30 or more/bottle along with a review of the Laphroaig 18 year old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. At this time of year, around the Yamim Noraim (the Days of Awe), we are supposed to reflect on the past year and where we should be going in life. It is a perfect time to loo...

Grapelines 3079 days ago

Box Wine Is Fine

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Review of the To Life L’Chaim Kosher Wine Box, Premium White Wine Blend and Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Over the centuries the goals for wine storage have remained unchanged. The primary considerations are that the container is air-tight to prevent oxygen from interacting with the liquid, break resistant, easily trans...

Grapelines 3098 days ago

Wine Clubs

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Review of Herzog Limited Edition Lodi Zinfandel 2003, WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey and Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky. For those who enjoy wine on a regular basis, belonging to a wine club is an excellent way to keep an adequate supply on hand.

Grapelines 3104 days ago

A Glass To Your Health

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Review of Barkan Shiraz Superieur 2006 and Caol Ila, Aged 12 Years, Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Much has been written about the purported health benefits of wine. According to various medical studies, moderate consumption (i.e., one to two 4oz glasses of wine per day) has been shown to decrease the risk of heart disease, increase lifespan, make hea...

Grapelines 3106 days ago

Musical Flavors

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Review of Hagafen Pinot Noir 2013 and the Gimlet, a perfect summer refresher. There are numerous factors that have been demonstrated to influence the perceptions of a wine including temperature at which it is consumed, the size and shape of the glass, the appearance of the label, the time of day it is drunk, its presumed cost, associated food pair...

Grapelines 3112 days ago

More Kiwi Wines

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Review of O’Dwyers Creek Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 and Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whiskey. For those who follow wine industry news, it comes as no surprise that the US is now the most important export market for New Zealand wines.

Grapelines 3114 days ago

Special Sauvignon Blanc

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Review of Joseph Mellot Sancerre La Gravelière 2012 and a revisit to the Jim Beam legend. Sauvignon Blanc is decidedly malleable. Ranging in style from bone dry to dessert sweet, its bright fruit flavors and balanced acidity make it suitable as a single varietal wine. Considering that this grape varietal originated in France, it is not surprising ...

Grapelines 3120 days ago

Certified Bordeaux

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Review of Chateau Montviel 2002 and The GlenDronach, Revival, 15 year old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. When the kosher run is of a well-established, Old World wine producer, that bottle of wine also represents, after a fashion, an opportunity for the kosher consumer to taste the product of many decades, if not centuries, of wine cultivation...

Grapelines 3122 days ago

More Kosher Zin Please

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Review of Agua Dulce Zinfandel 2010 and Barrelhound Blended Scotch Whisky. There is much less by way of kosher “versions” or “editions” for much of the world's great wine producing regions, including the US.

Grapelines 3127 days ago

Meritage For The Summer

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Reviews of Teperberg Meritage Shomron 2013, Pacifica Evan’s Collection Washington Meritage 2010 and Chivas Regal Extra Blended Scotch Whisky. It is hot. It is humid. So what should one pair on a summer’s eve with grilled beef, such as a juicy, gloriously fat-marbled, rib-eye steak? There are several options that pair well with grilled meats. Both ...

Grapelines 3129 days ago

Its Tomato Time

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Review of Dalton Pinot Gris 2014 and a look at the "Bloody Mary." Its tomato season and we couldn’t be happier. Whether sliced into Caprese salad, pureed into a summer pasta dish, grilled when green or simply salted and popped into the mouth, tomatoes are one of the best features of summer. The ideal wine to pair with tomatoes is a balancing act ...

Grapelines 3136 days ago

Charity Begins In The Vineyard

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Reviews of the Flam Blanc 2013 and the FEW Spirits Rye. Many within the wine and liquor industry are remarkably generous.

Grapelines 3143 days ago

Democracy Of Reviews

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Hooray for more wine reviewers. But stay away from most "celebrity" stuff. When it comes to the formal evaluation of wines and spirits, the advent of the internet and the rise of social media have fundamentally altered, to some degree even leveled, and largely democratized the playing field. Now practically anyone with a computer can give voice to...

Grapelines 3148 days ago

Wine Shortage? Bourbon Shortage?

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Reviews of the Deccolio Prosecco and Jim Beam White Label Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In our age of sheer abundance and seemingly endless variety, it is difficult to wrap one?s head around something like a possible wine shortage.

Grapelines 3150 days ago

Not So Royal Tokaji

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Review of Ch?teau Guiraud Sauternes 2001, Clear Creek Distillery Slivovitz Blue Plum Brandy and Mosby Kosher Plum Brandy Slivovitz . Known as ?the King of wines and the wine of Kings,? Tokaji may be losing some of its regal bearing.

Grapelines 3155 days ago

Try Some Gruner

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Reviews of Shirah Gruner Veltliner John Sebastiano Vineyard 2014 and Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Not all that long ago, perhaps a few decades, the wine world was remarkably dull by today?s standards. Wines were made in traditional locations under long established regulations and methodologies. Now numerous different ...

Grapelines 3164 days ago

Wines Come Out During ?Drink the District?

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Spring is wine and beer festival season. On a recent spring evening there was a line stretching for several blocks to get into a parking lot near National?s Stadium even though the team was out of town. People were queuing up to attend the Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival, one of several annual events promoting DC as a culinary destination.

Grapelines 3168 days ago

Truffles

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Review of Elvi Herenza Rioja Reserva 2009 and a look at the Martini. One of us has lately had a hankering for truffles. Known as the ?diamonds of the kitchen,? truffles are among a chef?s most prized ingredients. The fruiting body of a type of fungus that grows underground in very specific conditions, truffles impart an intensely pungent flavor to...

Grapelines 3171 days ago

A New Life

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Review of the Hagafen Brut Cuv?e 2012 and Gordon & MacPhail (?Rare Vintage? range) Glen Grant 1958. We recently had some reasons to rejoice and make merry. As our readers would expect, there were more than a few bottles opened with family and friends. The occasion? One of us had an addition to the family!

Grapelines 3189 days ago

Marketing

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Review of Domaine du Castel?s Ros? du Castel 2013 and Knob Creek Small Batch 9 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey. One significant limiting factor in the development of the Israeli wine indusry is the lack of coordination and marketing cooperation amongst producers. Israel ought to develop a wine consortium that could marshal resources on behalf of...

Grapelines 3192 days ago

Ros?s For Summertime Sipping

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Reviews of the Goose Bay Blanc de Pinot Noir 2013, the Domaine Lafond Roc Epine Tavel Ros? 2011 and Dupuy XO Cognac. Ros? wines are a sure sign of spring, and are ideal for warming weather. Eye-catching and customarily moderately priced, Ros?s offer charming, non-complicated flavors and balanced acidity that enliven the palate. Combining the refr...

Grapelines 3206 days ago

New World Winemakers Look To Old For Inspiration

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Review of Dalton Alma GSM 2012 and Arette Artesanal Suave Blanco Tequila. One of the principle distinctions between ?Old World? European wines and those of the rest of the globe are the rules and regulations that govern wine-making. The ?Old world? has many; the ?New World? has few.

Grapelines 3213 days ago

Alex Gambal ? An American in Beaune

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The Wines of Maison Alex Gambal. Alex Gambal has been able to fulfill the dream of living abroad better than most.

Grapelines 3217 days ago

Brother?s Wonderful Wines Are Product Of On-The-Job Training

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Review of the Shirah Luna Matta Vineyard Aglianico 2013 and a look at the Mint Julep. ?Opportunity is missed by most people,? Thomas Edison is quoted as saying, ?because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.? For Gabriel and Shimon Weiss, the founders of the Shirah Wine Company, it appeared in the form of surplus grapes from California?s ...

Grapelines 3219 days ago

A Toast To The Legendary Winemaker, Joseph Phelps

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Reviews of the Covenant Napa Valley Solomon Lot 70 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 and Russell?s Reserve Small Batch 10-Year-Old Bourbon. The domestic wine world lost one of its leading lights last month when celebrated California winemaker Joseph Phelps passed away at age 87. For over 40 years Phelps remained at the forefront of Napa winemaking with his ...

Grapelines 3227 days ago

Italy?s Piedmont Region Yields Truffles, Terrific wines

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Reviews of the recently released wines from the Luca Bosio Vineyards. There is clearly something magical in the soil of Italy?s Piedmont region. In addition to being a source of the highly esteemed white truffle, it is also the region where the Nebbiolo grape is transformed into Barolo and Barbaresco, two of Italy?s greatest wines. Like the elusiv...

Grapelines 3262 days ago

South African Kosher Wines

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Review of two kosher wines from South Africa's Backsberg Estate Cellars. The most widely seized upon message or theme of Passover is freedom from oppression. In some sense the repeal of South African apartheid is a related modern example of national liberation. So with such themes as freedom and liberation in the air, as we considered what wines t...

Grapelines 3267 days ago

Spirit Of Summer Beckons

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Review of the Hagafen Sauvignon Blanc 2014 and a look at the "Hot Toddy." Despite the cold, icy weather outside, we found our thoughts wandering and our hearts pining for sunnier and warmer climes. One of us is from northern California originally, and as it happens we both love northern California wines. We always have a tendency of saying this, b...

Grapelines 3269 days ago

Perfect for Passover

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Reviews of the Recanati Diamond Chardonnay 2013, the Abarbanel, Batch 30, Unoaked Chardonnay 2013 and Tio Pepe Fino Sherry. The world has a love/hate relationship with Chardonnay. On the one hand, it is one of the most widely planted grapes, while on the other hand, it tends to elicit scorn and even contempt. Many consumers continue to ascribe to ...

Grapelines 3273 days ago

Kosher Wine?s Hero

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Reviews of the latest wines from Covenant Winery. Though relatively late to the fight as a wine producer, one of the heroes of the kosher-wine battle against the entrenched anti-kosher wine bias is Jeff Morgan, owner and winemaker at the Covenant Winery in Berkeley, Calif. Morgan is not only crafting some of the world?s finest wines which just so ...

Grapelines 3276 days ago

Davids And Goliaths Of Wine

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Review of Abarbanel Batch 22 Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 and a revisit to Boulard Calvados XO. In popular and secular terms, the biblical confrontation between David and Goliath is seized upon as a shorthand reference for a hopeful image of the underdog, a contest or battle between a relatively small or weak opponent against a much bigger and much str...

Grapelines 3281 days ago

A Particularly Pleasing Wine

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Reviews of the?Pacifica Evan?s Collection Washington Meritage 2010?and?Westland Peated American Single Malt Whiskey. The Kosher Food and Wine Experience is a fabulous opportunity to sample the latest wine and spirit releases in Royal?s sizable portfolio, to meet with winemakers or winery/brand representatives and, of course, eat some of the outsta...

Grapelines 3283 days ago
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