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  • Visit Santa Fe for Great Food (but Don’t Forget Albuquerque)

    Visit Santa Fe for Great Food (but Don’t Forget Albuquerque)

    If cities have a soul, Santa Fe's soul emanates from its food, a synthesis of its native and Spanish heritage with Western U.S. influences and more recently an appreciation of the variety of the world's cuisines and the importance of the local, organic ethic.

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  • Are Restaurant Prices Too High? Need I Ask?

    Are Restaurant Prices Too High? Need I Ask?

    I for one continue to be concerned about high wine prices at restaurants. Although, wine sales increased as a percentage of the responding restaurants’ total sales in both polls, restaurants may be missing an important opportunity to educate and excite consumers about wine and especially new types of wine. I suspect that lower prices (or at least a wider range of prices) would lead to increased consumption and higher sales.

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  • Summer Pairings for Picnics

    Summer Pairings for Picnics

    This summer when you prepare for a picnic, don’t forget the wine. While most people still turn to beer or margaritas to beat the heat, to my palate, there is no better environment for wine than a leisurely picnic or a backyard barbecue. One general guideline I follow is to match modest wine with modest foods. And I extend that to include modest circumstances, like picnics.

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