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January 2009

Bad Corks? They're Still With Us

Posted: 01:08 PM ET, January 06, 2009

There are days in our tasting room in Napa when we think the cork jinx might be broken, and by cork jinx, of course, I mean TCA-tainted corks. We'll go through a flight or two of wines and there won't be any spoiled wines. Then the curse returns.

Moldy, defective corks have been perhaps the biggest curse facing our generation of wine drinkers. Read more

Wine as Art is Best Enjoyed on Its Own Terms

Posted: 12:35 PM ET, January 05, 2009

I drank hundreds of great wines last year and it’s impossible for me to single out one wine or experience or memory over another.

I shared great wines with my colleagues, complete strangers and close friends. I drank serious wines in blind tastings at work. Read more

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