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30 Second Wine Advisor: Wine lovers step up for Haiti - With horrifying images of death and destruction following the earthquake in Haiti this week, our WineLovers Discussion group is stepping up to help, and you're invited.

30 Second Wine Advisor: A toast to Cremant - Looking for something to uncork on New Year's Eve that's as elegant as Champagne, but you don't want to pay Champagne prices? Consider a Cremant.

30 Second Wine Advisor: PX on IC - We wish you a holiday season of happiness, peace and joy, focusing today on Pedro Ximenez, a "sticky" dessert wine from Spain that's well suited to warm a winter's night.

WebWineMan: Big Bottle Best Buys! - Richard Fadeley has been sneaking around in the "big bottle section" and has found some surprisingly enjoyable wine at prices that will work with almost any budget.

Vino 101: Harnessing Your Enthusiasm - Ever had a wine server tell you all about the soil, the aging (both years and barrels), the history, the rating scores and the winemaker's resume. Too much information?

Vino e Cucina d'Italia: A White Wine and Winery Worth Noting - Neil Duarte introduces us to a most impressive white wine made from the ancient Timorasso grape in the vineyards of Walter Massa.

Schaefer on Wine: Doug Margerum has left the building - In Santa Barbara County, Doug Margerum is nearly legendary. His wine shop and restaurant, Wine Cask, was ground zero for the emerging Santa Barbara County wine culture. But all that is now gone.

WineBlueBook: Wines compared by score and price - This month's issue of WineBlueBook covers covers 907 wines, including many German Riesling, West Coast Pinot Noir, West Coast Chardonnay and West Coast Cabernet Sauvignon wines that were scored last month by the wine critics.

Italian Wine Guide: Top Brunello di Montalcino Estates - Tom Hyland reports that happily, 2004 was a great vintage for Brunello di Montalcino.

Wine Reports: Golden Kaan 2006 Western Cape Pinotage ($10) - Simple but clean and well-made, affordable Pinotage in the modern style.

Bucko's Wine Reports: Spring 2009 Releases - Spring is in full force in much of the Northern Hemisphere. It's time to start charcoaling those steaks and smoking that brisket. Randy "Bucko" Buckner offers some big Zins, crisp whites and more as he presents his monthly report on 100 new wine releases.

Wine Reports: Chateau Belair-Moustet 2007 Bordeaux Sauvignon ($12.99) - Simple and fresh, cleansing citric flavors make it a decent food wine at a quaffable 12% alcohol.

Wine Reports: Marqués de Cáceres 2004 Rioja Crianza ($15.99) - This modest, classically styled Rioja will cellar well but is mighty easy to drink right now.

Wine Reports: Marqués de Riscal 2004 Rioja Reserva ($28.99) - Will surely gain complexity with years in the cellar; but bright fruit and easy tannins make it quite accessible now.

Oxford Town Wines: Blending in - Is it OK to blend wines from different bottles? John Juergens does it all the time — as part of his wine-tasting class. Here's why.

Wine Reports: Martin Codax 2006 "Ergo" Rioja Tempranillo ($12.99) - Bright and tangy cherry fruit on the palate, with plenty of fresh-fruit acidity for balance and food-friendliness.

Wine Reports: Bloom 2005 "Red Petals" Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Dornfelder Qualitätswein ($8.99) - Lightweight and nicely balanced, it's a red that can be served with a light chill, and it goes very well with food.

Wine Reports: Muga 2004 Rioja Reserva ($28.99) - Very young for a Reserva and still quite "primary," it will reward years of cellar time. Still, it's enjoyable now.

Wine Reports: Mionetto Valdobbiadene Prosecco Brut ($12.99) - Crisp, prickly carbonation tickles the nose and tongue. Crisp, dry, light and fizzy, with hints of pears and apples in the flavor.

Wine Reports: d'Arenberg 2007 "The Hermit Crab" Adelaide Viognier Marsanne ($16.99) - This Aussie blend of 58% Viognier, 42% Marsanne is rich-textured, nearly dry and firmly acidic, a natural match with the fruits of the sea.

Wine Reports: Matteo Correggia 2004 "La Val dei Preti" Nebbiolo d'Alba ($19.99) - Offers a good sample of Nebbiolo style at a price well below Barolo or Barbaresco.

Rogov's Ramblings: The Wine Bars of Paris - As a young man, Daniel Rogov learned that some of the best schools for learning about the wines and foods of France were the quaint and cozy bistrots à vin of Paris. He offers us this loving remembrance, with details about a half-dozen favorites.

Dibbern on Wine: Flying Blind on the Flight to Value - Dour daily headlines pound us with dismal economic news. Still, even as we cut back on luxuries, it makes sense to sharpen our focus on the search for value in wine.

Randy's Culinary Wine & Food Adventures: California's Master of Cabernet Franc - Right now, the acknowledged master of the Cabernet Franc grape is John Skupny of Lang & Reed. Randy Caparoso reports on a visit with the wine maker.

Wine Advisor FoodLetter: Pork chops Liegoise - We follow up on last week's nostalgia session with another Belgian-inspired dish from another favorite 1970s cookbook.

From Amazon.com: Hugh Johnson's 2008 Pocket Wine Book - If there's one indispensible reference for the wine lover, it's Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book. Updated annually, the 2008 edition is now available. This handy guide packs an incredible amount of information into a pocket-size volume.

Burghound.com Selection of the Week - In this free sample from Allen "Burghound" Meadows's fully searchable database of Burgundy tasting notes, this feature on WineLoversPage.com will display a new report on a "top value" Burgundy every week.

Favorite Wine Links: Wine Grape Varietal Table - Here's a direct link to Steve De Long's delightfully geeky new wine-grape chart, a must-have gift for the serious wine hobbyist on your list.