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WINE AND SUNSHINE: “Beer is made by men, wine by God.”

By   /  June 11, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  1 Comment

Wine tastings should be fun not intimidating.  A friend joined a wine club.  The club selects two wines per month to taste and evaluate.  One of the two red wines of the month was a Merlot (Mare-low).  It was described as “Overall a vintage that will show balance and elegance with crisp natural acidity and […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE

By   /  May 9, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  No Comments

~“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” -Benjamin Franklin~         It is said that ignorance of the law is no excuse, but ignorance of wine is not a criminal offense.  It just means we don’t know.  I like what Lewis Carroll said about Alice.  He said, “Alice was […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE ~by Maurice Cook~ “Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” Galileo Galilee

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  3 Comments

Maurice Cook Wine Columnist 2 Dec 27 2012

Does the size and shape of a wine glass make any difference in how the wine smells and tastes?  Yes!  For example, Champagne should not be poured into the traditional wide mouth sherbet glasses. Why?  Because bubbles are the signature of sparkling wine and if you pour it into a wide mouthed glass most of […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE: MATCHING FLAVORS (“What wine goes with Cap’n Crunch”)

By   /  March 5, 2013  /  Expertise, In Print, Maurice Cook  /  1 Comment

“What wine goes with Cap’n Crunch” George Carlin Matching food and wine can be fun and frustrating at the same time.  Sure, I know Carlin was teasing, but it was a unique challenge and I gave his question serious thought and tried to find a wine that would go with Cap’n Crunch.  I tried several […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE

By   /  February 7, 2013  /  Expertise, Maurice Cook, Opinion  /  No Comments

~by Maurice Cook~ “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.” W. C. Fields If you followed my suggestion last month and tried a couple of box wines, I would really like to know what you thought of them and welcome any questions you might have about wine.  Please feel free […]

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Wine and Sunshine

By   /  January 11, 2013  /  Expertise, Maurice Cook  /  No Comments

by Maurice Cook   “A day without wine is like a day without sunshine.” – Earnest Hemingway I look forward to sharing with you a bit of what I have learned about wine over decades of tastings, drinking and matching with food.  Like many North Dakotan’s my first taste of wine was the Mogen David […]

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