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Michael Alberty

Starbucks Grinds Out a Wine List

By Michael Alberty Last Update January 18, 2018

Starbucks Pearl DistrictSome Starbucks Add Beer/Wine

When I heard Portland was going to have a Starbucks that serves beer and wine I headed straight to their new NW Couch location to check out the wine list.… Read the rest

Drink Pink Wine!

By Michael Alberty Last Update January 18, 2018

Tradition WineMichael Alberty Takes a Look at Rosé Wines

A few weeks ago I was pouring at a tasting where the lineup included a few rosés.  As I tried to pour the first pink wine into one gentleman’s glass he looked at me with that look of disappointment that told me we were about to have a conversation about rosé.… Read the rest

Wine Musings: In Search of the Great White Pinot Noir

By Michael Alberty Last Update April 12, 2011

Making white Pinot Noir is like discovering America: it’s an exciting adventure and everybody wants to believe they were the first. But despite the pronouncements of a few winemakers in the New World, folks throughout Europe have been making a white wine with red Pinot Noir grapes for quite a long time, especially if you count Blanc de Noirs (white from black) wines from the Champagne region.… Read the rest

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