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Raise a glass to Washington’s wine industry
Washington is working hard to maintain the aerospace industry’s vigorous presence in the state, but another event in the news is a reminder of the rich dynamic that sustains the economy. The Washington State Wine Commission and Seattle’s

Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions
Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition of the Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide has been eagerly awaited by seasoned collectors and occasional drinkers alike. No one wants to waste his or her precious dollars on an unenjoyable bottle, and with Parker’s advice in hand, no one ever will. Employing his famous 100-point rating system, Parker rates more than 8,000 wines from all the major wine-producing regions in the world — including newly expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy. Each wine producer is evaluated separately, and Parker’s independence allows him to be completely honest in his opinions. In addition, the book includes other essential information, such as how to buy and store wine, how to spot a badly stored and abused bottle, and how to find the best wine values for under $10.

Customer Review: THE Bible for wine people.
If you are a beginner or a total expert, this book is your constant source of review–it never gets outdated because one always needs to refer to it. Even to those who are not Robert Parker fans, have this book in their wine collection. A MUST!

Customer Review: Five books in one
Parker’s guide currently available came out some time already and does not cover the latest vintages, but the book is still an incredible source of information about wine-making, geographical regions etc. It’s as if we were buying a few good books in one. You have over 1,600 pages in the book! As such, it offers very good value, especially at the discounted price at which it’s available now. It is especially useful for people interested in European wines, as it does not cover New World brands in such detail as it does, for example, French or German wines. I strongly recommend the book not just to wine buyers but also to people who want to know more about wines. No other book offers so much at this price. Personally, I treat the reviews as guidelines only though; You may not necessarily like the wines Parker likes, or you may not necessarily be able to afford them. The book does not cover the cheapest lot

Red wine ingredient resveratrol may boost metabolism in men
It has been discovered that the chemical resveratrol, found in small quantities in red wine, improves metabolic health in obese men. A recent study, published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism, tested the effects of the chemical

Cellaring Wine: A Complete Guide to Selecting, Building, and Managing Your Wine Collection
Beer is just a beverage, but wine is an experience. There?s an aura of romance, a hint of the sublime, to bringing a bottle up from your own cellar, carefully drawing out the cork, pouring the wine into a goblet, and taking the first delectable sip.

Now Jeff Cox, author of From Vines to Wines (89,000 copies in print) and a connoisseur well respected in wine circles, shows you how easy it is to have a wine cellar of your own.

But Cellaring Wine is not a home-building project book. In some cases, the would-be wine collector doesn?t have to do much building at all. Rather, Cellaring Wine teaches anyone who loves wine how to create a working system of selecting wines that will age well, know how to lay them down properly, and recognize when they have matured to their full glory and are ready to be savored.

Cox pinpoints the optimum conditions of temperature, light, and humidity for a wine cellar. He walks you through possible locations for your wine cellar ? whether in the basement, an old root cellar, the back of your garage, or even a closet or room in your house ? and what each location requires. He explains when you?ll need a climate-control device (and how much they cost). And he discusses the pros and cons of buying a freestanding unit that is much like a refrigerator.

Then Cox tackles the question that most troubles wine lovers: Which wines will improve with age, and which won?t? This chapter alone is worth the price of the book, since nothing is more disappointing to a wine lover than waiting years to open a bottle of wine only to discover that it was at its peak when it was laid down.

Cox shows you how to keep accurate records so you know at a glance ? without having to hunt through the wine racks ? what you have, where it?s located, and how much to buy so the cellar doesn?t become depleted. And he gives you a crash course in appreciating the fragrance and flavor of a fine wine.Perhaps best of all, Cox gets readers excited about the possibilities of having their own wine cellar. After all, a cellar is not just a storage room, it?s a university where good young wines become great.

Customer Review: Cellaring and much more….
The title of this book is a little misleading, the book does cover selecting, building, and managing wine. However, this information only acocunts for about 1/4 of the book. The rest of the book talks about wine in general. The cellaring chapters were very detailed and answered all of my questions. The other 3/4 of the book was interesting and covered your basic intro to wine information. If you want to know more about wine, or are looking for a complete guide on different ways to cellar wine, then this book is for you.

Customer Review: Exactly what it says…
Jeff Cox has written a wonderful guide for cellaring wine which is nearly complete in all its details. More importantly, he has managed to write it in a way that is highly readable.

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J.K. Adams MWR-40 40-Bottle Wine Rack, Natural
Introduced over 25 years ago, our geometrically proportioned wine racks have sold in the millions. They’ll fit into virtually any space ??? and are infinitely expandable. Each wine rack kit comes packed with enough extra joining pins to allow you to add on another rack in the future and another… and another… as your wine collection grows. Precisely constructed of solid hardwood and put together like tinker toys, the pins seat so snugly into the octagonal beams that no glue is needed for assembly. Each bottle is securely cradled, even in earthquake country. Three finish options allow you to select a casual or more elegant look. Available in unfinished hardwood beams and pins (N); lacquered oak beams and pins (OK ??? pictured in circle); or Penguin – lacquered oak beams with black pins (PG). Specify choice N, OK, PG

Customer Review: Dom Perignon Doesn’t Fit

After a tiring and protracted assembly process (more on that later) I felt a groundswell of excitement as I loaded on my most prized bottle – a 1998 vintage Dom Perignon.

Guess what?

The bottle is too fat. It doesn’t fit.

I gulped as I grabbed the Perier Jouet. It made it, barely, by maybe an eighth of an inch. So did the various Pinots Noir and pretty much everything else until I hit my four bottles of Montebello Brut Metodo Classico. Once again, no go.

This shouldn’t happen. A slightly more generous dimension on the connecting pegs and everything would fit. It’s hard to understand that a product that’s been around so long would suffer from this kind of a deficiency.

On the plus side, everything is well made, neatly packed, and the configurability of the system provides great flexibility.

But then again you have to put the thing together. I ordered three of these bad boys. Even with the application of optimized lean manufacturing methods, assembly was a several hour job requiring a rubber mallet (not included). My set up used 245 pegs. Since both ends of each peg need to be pounded in and an average of three mallet blows are needed to seat each end, this means that I swung the hammer no less than 1470 times in the course of the job.

As I write this, I’m nursing a nasty case of tennis elbow.

Perhaps a Scotch will dull the pain…

Customer Review: Good, practical wine rack
Looks good and built well. It takes a bit of time to put it together, but it’s kinda fun. Overall, very good value for money.