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30 Second Wine Advisor: Mixing it up with Meritage - If you're dining out and thinking about ordering a glass of "Meh-reh-TAHJ," please think twice. In its original intent, this new word was not intended to be pronounced as if it were French. But hardly anybody ever says it that way any more.

30 Second Wine Advisor: Study wine - Maps and history! - Wine owns a special place in the world of food and drink because it's one of the few consumables that we enjoy not only with our senses but with our mind.

30 Second Wine Advisor: Wine in box looks good in "green" - Now get ready for the next big thing: In an age of environmental concerns and rising fuel costs, the glass wine bottle is coming under critical scrutiny.

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

Italian Wine Guide: The latest from Sicily - Tom Hyland reports on new wines from this spring's Sicilia en Premeur, and talks with some of the island’s vintners about what they're doing today.

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.

Vino 101: You can please everybody - What bottle of wine should a server recommend for a diners at a table who have ordered filet mignon, a pork chop and lemon sole? Jorge Eduardo Castillo has some suggestions in his column "A Server's Perspective."

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.

WebWineMan: Champagne Shootout! - Writer Richard Fadeley and the Columbia Free Times tasting panel take on their favorite assignment of the year as they help you wade through the huge offerings in the sparkling wine aisles.

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.

Vino e Cucina d'Italia: Umbria - A Wine and Food Jewel - Most wine and food lovers who visit Italy seem to focus on Piedmont and Tuscany. ... However, there is much more to Italian wine and food than these most appealing destinations. One such area, located just east of Tuscany, is Umbria.

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.

WineBlueBook: Wines compared by score and price - This month's issue of WineBlueBook covers many West Coast Pinot Noir, White Burgundy and Piedmont Red wines that were scored last month by the wine critics. A total of 1,284 wines are profiled in the November 2008 issue.

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.

Schaefer on Wine: Chile's organic and biodynamic wine leader - The wine world is "going green." Correspondent Dennis Schaefer files this report from the largest organic grape grower in Chile, Emiliana Organico in the Colchagua Valley.

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.