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Market Monitor
By: Stephen Tanzer
Recent and impending developments affecting the retail wine market.
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2001, 2000 and 1999 Bordeaux
By: Stephen Tanzer
Bordeaux's proprietors may have a difficult time convincing claret lovers that 2001 is a vintage they need to purchase as futures, but it's another very good year for the region. My extensive on-site report includes notes on the infant '01s as well as a second look at the '00s, the most consistently outstanding Bordeaux vintage since 1990.
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Best New Table Wines from Portugal
By: Stephen Tanzer
Portugal continues to offer solid value in the $10 to $20 range, with the occasional screaming buy in single digits.
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Focus on California
By: Stephen Tanzer
Among the highlights of my semi-annual coverage of the best new wines from California are a host of dense, vibrant and ageworthy 1999 reds. With California prices at very high levels, my detailed report attempts to distinguish between wines of character that merit the attention of serious wine lovers and those that are essentially soulless and interchangeable.
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