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Kevin Keith, wine buyer for Liquor Direct Wine & Spirits in Covington and Fort Thomas, KY (in the metro Cincinnati, OH area) and his two assistants comment on Wine and Life and how the two are inseparable.
- Added on: Aug 30th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
CHEERS TO YOU AND YOURS
We'll be taking a break until the weekend. The next few days at the store will be busy and of course, Thanksgiving is Thursday. So from all of us at UTGT and D.E.P.s Fine Wine & Spirits, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back o...
BEAUJOLAIS: A QUICK PRIMER
Beaujolais. When you say the word in the context of wine, most people tend to think “Nouveau!” But despite the fact that Beaujolais Nouveau is the world’s most popular French wine, Nouveau is just scratching the surface of this great wine regio...
SUGGESTIONS FOR THANKSGIVING
It’s a bit of a mad rush leading up to Turkey Day, and I have done nothing but shuttle boxes of wine from our warehouse to the store. These days I rarely do anything else. It’s a good problem to have for a retailer, selling product. Yet one thing...
VENTA MORALES TEMPRANILLO 2008
The Venta Morales Tempranillo 2008 is a brand new La Mancha venture from Jorge Ordonez, the perennial leader in Spanish wine imports. 100% Tempranillo that is completely tank-fermented, this juicy, vibrant red really overdelivers, demonstrating loads...
DOMAINE DE NIZAS ROUGE 2005
One of my favorite wines is the Domaine de Nizas Rouge Coteaux du Languedoc 2005. Every year, I am continually impressed by this monster Syrah/Mourvedre/Grenache Noir blend. Always demonstrating both power AND grace, this Rhone-inspired red is a dark...
CONFESSING A GUILTY PLEASURE
The Wine Spectator Top 100 list for 2009 is out, and my regular customers are just starting to blow up the phones. It is frustrating because it takes a lot of work to find out what is still available in the market, get it all in the stores, in our sy...
