The Texas Hills and Plains
New wine regions are springing up all over the world, especially in the United States with are extreme variation of soils, climate, and...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 30, 20224 min read
What in the Wide World of Wine is a Super-Tuscan?
Let’s briefly explain the history of the widely-loved blends commonly referred to as a Super-Tuscans. Prior in the seventies, the wine of...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Port and Stilton: More Adventurous Pairings, If You Dare
Is there a more perfect pairing in the world than the classic Stilton and Ruby Port? I think not. It’s all there - the brine, the sweet,...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 24, 20223 min read
Wine and the Male Hormone
A few years ago, back in 2013, a scientific study was published detailing red wine’s assumed ability to fool anti-doping agencies through...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 22, 20228 min read
Mozzarella di Bufalo and its Campania Pairing Partners
This will be the ultimate test of the old saying, “If it grows together it goes together.” Mozzarella di Bufalo is perhaps the most well...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 21, 20227 min read
Vino De Pago: Spanish Grand Cru?
In 2003, in an effort to strengthen Spain’s blossoming wine market, the Government of Spain decided to launch a new vineyard...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 8, 20228 min read
Chablis Grand Cru: The Throne of Chardonnay
Chablis is a different breed of Chardonnay, one difficult to find anywhere else in the world. It’s quintessentially Burgundy in its...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 3, 20228 min read
The Southern Rhône Crowd-Pleasers
The Rhône valley yields many incredible treasures, both in the North, and South. These food wines are complex, yet are easy to pair,...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 3, 20224 min read
Cahors: The French Malbec
The Romans Called it, “The Black Wine of Cahors.” This tooth-staining, tannic, motor-oil is called Côt locally, internationally we call...
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Keegan Neer
Mar 1, 20221 min read
WINE01 - Fast Lessons in Wine
Wine is not simple. The drink has been with us for several thousand years, and in that time, it has only grown more complex as farmers...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 22, 20225 min read
Piedmont: Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba
I just wrote some tasting notes for two fantastic wines I bought at the wine store about a week ago, to do a little comparison. You can...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 22, 20226 min read
Climate Change and Wine
Climate change has made a large racket in the wine world the past couple of years. Some vintners such as Dom. Dujac in Burgundy are even...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Things I Don't Get Part 2: Recurring Case Orders
Here’s something I don’t get - recurring case orders. It’s astonishing how many people in the area I live do this, especially when the...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Three Eclectic Alternatives to Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc when it’s good is one of the easiest, least complicated wines to enjoy. It's the light-lager of wine. In its prime, it's...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 18, 20228 min read
Etna Rosso: Mount Etna's Volcanic Reds
Why is it that every interesting, high-acid red-producing region is the, Burgundy, of its country. Why must we compare everything to...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 16, 20226 min read
Trader Joe's: Three Expensive Labels at a Quarter Their Price
A lot of people shop at Trader Joe’s, though you probably already know that. I think I may be one of the only people that doesn’t visit...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 16, 202211 min read
Barolo v. Barbaresco: What are the Differences?
It’s time to hear the case. The books are open, and the coffee is stale. The evidence is being prepared, and the defense is on the podium...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 16, 20225 min read
Water into Wine
The Wedding in Cana is possibly the most famous story about the gift that is wine. For a long while I read this intro passage of John 2,...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 14, 20226 min read
Vinho Verde: Portugal's Effervescent Porch Wines
So you’re sitting on the patio this evening at the pool in Cancùn waiting on the shrimp skewers you ordered thirty minutes ago. How long...
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Keegan Neer
Feb 14, 20226 min read
Soup, Gazpacho, and Liquid Courage
Let’s discuss pairing soup, without soupy results. The merciful thing when it comes to soup, is that the vast majority of them can be...
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