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I had a William Fevre Chablis Les Champs Royaux 2008 the other night that blew away the rudely imbalanced Rodney Strong Charlotte’s Home Sauvignon Blanc 2009 I had the same day with lunch. Yet they both sell for around $20 in the US and Canada. Reminder that it’s not a level playing field out there.
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May 2, 2010.
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1. Post a review of Good Better Best Wines at any online bookstore–Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, barnesandnoble.com, chapters.indigo.ca etc.
2. Email your mailing address and where you reviewed the book to carolyn@wine-tribune.com
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 Carolyn Evans Hammond March 13, 2010

So does this happen to you?  Every time you go for a facial, does the aesthetician try to sell you hundreds of dollars worth of skin care products?  It happens to me without fail. There I lie, damp cotton circles on my eyes, soft music playing, the face steamer puffing [...]

April 10, 2009
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I’m writing my next wine book.  So what.  I tell you simply because it’s going to change these columns a bit for the next little while so I’m giving you a heads up.  How?  I’ll probably end up scrapping the long-winded leads and whittling down to the good stuff—the shopping lists of best [...]