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The Boring Blend: Triennes 2017
OK OK, I know I should probably stop calling the Cab/Syrah blend "boring"... We featured a Q&A with Diana Snowden Seysses this summer (if...
John Paul Kaminga
Feb 11, 20212 min read
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Pick a Chiroubles Cherry
Quite the infographic, no? It shows so much, but please, however, ignore most of it for now, and direct your attention to the most...
John Paul Kaminga
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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Red Green Wine
First a quick note about our friendly neighbor chef Otto, of Lima Limon. He has a new online ordering platform and you can click here to...
John Paul Kaminga
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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Bubbles and the Big Bitter One
Sparkling wine might be something enjoyed every day, if you ask me, but I do understand that it is fun to pop a cork and pour a round of...
John Paul Kaminga
Dec 29, 20204 min read
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A Close Encounter with the Best Red Value Wine
We're huge fans of Nebbiolo, but our favorites tend to be $20+, if not $50+. When you're talking about Nebbiolo, it's usually in the...
John Paul Kaminga
Dec 26, 20201 min read
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Brunello Bash?
You've heard us bash Brunello di Montalcino before... sorry! not sorry... we don't get really excited about them very often, but we have...
John Paul Kaminga
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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Need to Know: Fratelli Alessandria 2016
When you walk into the cellars at Fratelli Alessandria, you can trace the growth of the facility by the changes in stonework, and you...
John Paul Kaminga
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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Gift Baskets + Wine Yourself
A couple bottles of wine, some extra virgin olive oil, a bar of chocolate, hand-picked by the crew at Craft and Cru, all together in a...
John Paul Kaminga
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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Cru Beaujolais: Burgaud 2019
There's no better introduction to the most serious wines of Beaujolais than a bottle from Jean Marc. The price of his fabulous Cote du Py...
John Paul Kaminga
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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Worth the Hype: Oddero Barolo 2016
You've heard us say this before: vintage matters less than people and places. In Barolo, there has not been a genuinely disastrous...
John Paul Kaminga
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Balanced Brawn
Aglianico must be counted as one of Italy's great red wine grapes, arguably next to Sangiovese and Nebbiolo in terms of raw potential,...
John Paul Kaminga
Oct 8, 20203 min read
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Tiny Dancers: Ballarin Cino
The Viberti family has long been known as "ballarin" or "dancers" to the people of Barolo, and their winery goes by this local nickname,...
John Paul Kaminga
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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For the Cellar: Cantina del Pino 2016
We always look forward to new vintages from Cantina del Pino. They release Barbaresco a year later than most, so there's always a bit of...
John Paul Kaminga
Aug 30, 20204 min read
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Rosso @ Craft and Cru
Today we want to talk about rossi from Italy (spumante and fermo) and some American reds made from grapes you would otherwise almost...
John Paul Kaminga
Aug 27, 20203 min read
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Reversing Roles
When we think of California wine, our minds might first go to full-bodied reds. With Provence wine, we probably think of pale rosé. Today...
John Paul Kaminga
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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