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Gerald is 41 years old and has worked in the food and beverage industry since he was 14. Previously a GM of an Italian Restaurant in Philadelphia and an Assistant F&B Director at two different hotels, he will be primarily reviewing beer and wine in cooking methods and for consumption and integrating restaurant reviews based on wine lists and beer selections.

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Part 5: Stocking up the wine rack for the holidays

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

We have less than two dozen bottles to go in order to fill the rack and the really good stuff is starting to arrive. The six bottles that we have...
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Part 4: Stocking up the wine rack for the holidays

Friday, November 27th, 2009

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and hopefully also enjoyed a few bottles of the wine that have been put into the rack so far. It’s...
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Part 2: Stocking the wine rack for the holidays

The second case of wine for our rack has been delivered and it is absolutely packed with great tasting wines with prices that were an absolute steal....
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Wine in a box! Are you kidding me?

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Anyone that has followed this column knows that for quite some time, I have been preaching that old time snobbery in regards to closures and packaging...
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Part 1: Stocking the wine rack for the holidays

Last week, we set the challenge to stock a 63 bottle wine rack for less than $1,000 and now it is time to start. Thanksgiving is a little over 2 weeks...
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Loading up your wine rack for the holidays for under $1,000

Have you looked at your wine rack lately, it’s pathetic! More than likely, it is down to bare bones if it has anything left in at all. The...
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Summer discount wines out of South Africa

The Best Buys of the Week are something that I just had the pleasure of trying the other day. I have been waiting to review these wines as I had heard...
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Why are New Zealand wines so good and so cheap?

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If you are a lover of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc, you have probably had more than your fair share of New Zealand wines. In all honesty, if you are...
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Summertime red wines for the bargain shopper

When the summertime hits and the BBQ’s get fired up, the wine cabinet usually takes a pretty big hit. If you are stocking it up with expensive...
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Enjoying a great bottle of wine with dinner during a recession

With this recession being the way it is, we are in a constant battle to find things that we can trim from our budget,and luxuries such as fine wine...
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