How Important Are Vintages?
By Jeff Patten
A lot of people out there are obsessed with vintages. There are lots of forces at work here. First, there are the wine geeks who have nothing better to do...
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10 Top Vintages to Get Ready For Now
By Jeff Patten
Collectors, how will you allocate your budget in the buying season coming up? Here would be my top picks based on what's available or coming into the marketplace these days.
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On Scoring Wine
By Jeff Patten
You may have noticed that, unlike many other wine shops and web sites, we don’t spend a lot of energy talking about scores and points.
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Decanting Red Burgundy
By Jeff Patten
Decanting red Burgundy is a hot button topic. People get really worked up about it. Some dogmatically prohibit this practice - ever. The most important thing is to put the...
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Edges of Burgundy: Our New Blog Series
By Jeff Patten
Is Burgundy going the way of Bordeaux? Prices certainly are going up every year. The top producers’ wines are now out of reach for the vast majority of us. In...
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Top Ten Wine Regions to Watch
By Jeff Patten
Ribeira Sacra, Alto Piemonte, and the tastiest, trendiest wines in the world.
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Stocking your Cellar without Breaking the Bank
By Jeff Patten
One of my favorite topics is how to stock a wine cellar without killing your budget. So many people assume that unless it’s a trophy wine, gets high scores in...
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