NPR that bastion of objective reporting published the following headline on the Salt for a story that ran on All Things Considered as well: “How
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Saint Laurent is a grape you probably have never heard of unless you travel to Eastern Europe. I first encountered it in Prague last summer
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A shy nose if you’re looking for fruit. There is passion fruit and some apple but the intensity comes from matchstick and grass aromas. The
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The endless search for inexpensive, drinkable Bordeaux continues. This one is drinkable and interesting although not quite classic Bordeaux and not quite inexpensive. This wine
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