Ode to Australia

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Gwendolyn

Happy Australia Day! On January 26th, Australians celebrate the arrival of Captain Phillip and the First Fleet into Sydney in 1788 with this national holiday aptly named, Australia Day. And we toast them on this day with, what else? Australian wine. Australia is one of the top producers of … More

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Wine Wednesday: Buitoni and Italian Wines

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Gwendolyn

It’s Wine Wednesday! For the past month (and for a few more weeks) Buitoni USA is hosting a weekly sweepstakes to give away a Wine.com gift card. What’s not to love about that? Simply sign up on the Buitoni Facebook page for your chance to win.

In honor of that, … More

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The Zinfandel Grape

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Gwendolyn

With #ZinFest by #ZAP fast approaching, I thought it appropriate to define the grape that we shall all celebrate this weekend: Zinfandel.

Zinfandel is known as the”California” grape, but is it? Eh, not really. When it comes to the US and to the New World of winemaking in general, Zinfandel … More

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Posted on January 23, 2012 by Gwendolyn

Courtesy of style="text-decoration:none; color:#595959;">Wine Preservers & Savers at style="text-decoration:none; color:#595959;">WineVine-Imports.com

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Washington Wines in the spotlight

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Gwendolyn

We LOVE data at Wine.com. Because we track all of our orders and sales, we have great numbers to show what’s trending in wine. Each year, we take a look at the top growth varietals, wineries and regions. This year, there was a theme: Washington State. Both our … More

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