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How to buy vermouth

by Karen MacNeil | Mar 22, 2024

“Dear Karen, What should I look for when buying vermouth?” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Swirling Wine

by Karen MacNeil | Mar 15, 2024

“Dear Karen, Does it matter which way you swirl a wine—clockwise or counterclockwise?”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Library Wine

by Karen MacNeil | Mar 8, 2024

“Dear Karen, at a dinner party, should an older, library wine be served first or last?”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amplifying a wine’s flavor

by Karen MacNeil | Feb 9, 2024

“Dear Karen, I just went to a tasting and one of the people there rolled the bowl of his glass on the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

“Are descriptions like ‘citrus,’ ‘peaches,’ ‘earthy,’ ‘herbal,’ (and so on) tastes or are they flavors?”

by Karen MacNeil | Jan 26, 2024

“Dear Karen, are descriptions like ‘citrus,’ ‘peaches,’ ‘earthy,’ ‘herbal,’The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

“Does ‘rich’ mean the same as ‘ripe’ when describing wine?”

by Karen MacNeil | Jan 12, 2024

“Dear Karen, Does ‘rich’ mean the same as ‘ripe’ when describing wine?”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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The name “Burgundy” comes from: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg”

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs

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Number of pounds (in millions) of dried, smokable, legal marijuana The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.