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Luigi Baudana Dragon Bianco Langhe 2023
Winner Winner Bart here. I love getting out to our deck after a long day at the office. I started the grill as Mel started the chiminea....
cellarsleuths
Mar 251 min read
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International Riesling Day!
We love holidays. We love wine holidays, too. Today, March 13, is International Riesling Day! We’ll celebrate anything, so we got...
cellarsleuths
Mar 132 min read
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La Cana Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain
One of the things we love doing is helping people with finding and enjoying great wine. Lately, we’ve been testing out some Spanish wines...
cellarsleuths
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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Diego Conterno 21, Nascetta, Langhe 2021
Bart here. Katie and I and our spouses were asked to meet at Newport Grill for an engagement celebration. Ben Shultz, until recently...
cellarsleuths
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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Laberinto Cenizas Sauvignon Blanc, Valle del Maule, Chile 2023
Katie here. If you've read many of our posts, you probably already know that I really dislike the heat of the summer. Now that school has...
cellarsleuths
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Tasting the White Wines by the Glass at The Belmont
We’re back from vacation and back at it this week, tasting our way through restaurant by-the-glass lists. The temperature was so lovely...
cellarsleuths
Aug 12, 20244 min read
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White Wine Summer
Katie here. The classic Kansas hot July temperatures are back again, and as a result, I have discovered a real love for cool white wine....
cellarsleuths
Jul 11, 20244 min read
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California Sauvignon Blanc
Thankfully, the temperatures have been better lately! We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and enjoyed the gorgeous weather....
cellarsleuths
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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John Anthony Sauvignon Blanc, Church Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley 2018
Bart here. We were invited to a fantastic private getaway to a friend’s cottage in Marion: a little piece of heaven on the edge of town....
cellarsleuths
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Emmolo Sauvignon Blanc, Suisun Valley, California 2022
Katie reporting. I had this wine the first time when I was doing my cooling cup experiment, and I thought then that I should really put a...
cellarsleuths
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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It’s World Chardonnay Day!
I love celebrating holidays, so I was delighted to find out that the Thursday before the last Monday in May is World Chardonnay Day. Of...
cellarsleuths
May 23, 20242 min read
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Scaia Garganega/Chardonnay, 2022
Are you looking for a go-to, affordable, universally pleasing (at least in the focus group of our family) white wine to have on hand this...
cellarsleuths
May 12, 20241 min read
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Does Price Really Matter?
Spring in Kansas is always too short, but beautiful nonetheless. Â Cool, pleasant evenings seem to call out for a white wine. Jamie...
cellarsleuths
May 10, 20243 min read
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Help! I'm having friends over who don't typically drink wine...
So you're having some friends over, and you'd really like to have some wine with them. Of course you would! But then, you recall that...
cellarsleuths
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Greyrock Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2022
Katie would have told you in the past that she doesn't prefer white wine, but after going on this years-long wine journey, that has...
cellarsleuths
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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