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John Glas

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    October 8, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: October 4-8, 2010

    Bin Wine BarPot Brownie (get it?)​Hello, readers. We have really enjoyed giving you the Dish all week long with so many food and drink happenings in our little world. Here are a few highlights of this week's news:~Now is the season to stock up like little squirrels for the winter, time to buy a wh ... More >>

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    July 30, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: July 26-30

    Eat this.​We hope your week has been joyful and drenched with good food and drink. This week at the Hot Dish we talked about first dates and wineology, and had oh so many Top lists. Here are a few items we wouldn't want you to miss. ~Yeah, Andrew Zimmern eats penises--tell us something we didn't k ... More >>

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    July 29, 2010

    What kind of wine drinker are you?

    John GlasSerious wine geek wines​To me there are three types of wine drinkers: the wine drinker, the wine snob, and the wine geek. Wine drinkers are the largest of the three groups, and they are the most likely to try a new wine bar, buy a glass of South African chenin blanc at a restaurant, ... More >>

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    July 16, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: July 12-16

    nosogoodphotography/flickrWe love you summer.​It has been a wonderful week here in the Cities, and we hope we can help you decide what food-and-drink-related fun to partake of this weekend. What with pies, ice cream, wine, beer, and pastries all represented, the possibilities are endless. While yo ... More >>

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    June 4, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: May 31-June 4

    All Things Michigan/flickr​ Hello, loyal Hot Dish readers. It has been a week full of dreamy things like grilling, root beer floats, outdoor festivals, and clear blue skies. And don't you wish every weekend could be three days long? While you ponder that thought, here are a few of the week's top ... More >>

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    June 3, 2010

    Surdyk's sale begins today: Here are 5 recommendations

    tsuacctnt / Flickr​Surdyk's is a Twin Cities institution and has been serving consumers since 1934. Today through Saturday, Surdyk's Heart Healthy Sale is offering 20 percent off all of its wines. In 1979 Surdyk's moved to its current Northeast location and over the years expanded its busine ... More >>

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    May 26, 2010

    Chilean wines: fabulous, inexpensive picks from the Rapel Valley

    Vina Siegel​Chile is home to amazing value wines and is creating a reputation for producing wines to rival Napa Valley and Bordeaux. Vitis vinifera grapes were planted by the Conquistadors back in the 16th century, but it has only been recently that their wine has been exported in volume.

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    May 5, 2010

    Wine tasting: A how-to guide

    The Tasting Process​Would you like to drive a golf ball 300 yards down the fairway with effortless power or sing in front of 19,000 fans at Xcel Center? While neither is possible for most of us, we can drink wine the same way Robert Parker and the reviewers at Wine Spectator do, and it takes ... More >>

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    April 30, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: April 26th-April 30th, 2010

    Thoth, God of Knowledge/Flickr​ These Twin Cities are exploding with food news, as the season of all things fresh and bountiful comes upon us. A perfect weekend to hop on the bike, hit the May Day parade, stop at the farmer's market for the earliest harvest items, grill in the yard...there is no l ... More >>

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    April 28, 2010

    Wine 101: Vintage

    One question I love to ask wine drinkers is: "What is 'vintage'?" Some people respond with "old," or the year the wine was bottled, or the year the grapes were picked. In this Wine 101 post, I'll explain the importance of vintage talk about how winemakers can create good wine in almost any year. ... More >>

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    April 19, 2010

    Haskell's: Beau Farrell talks about great wines and wine values

    Haskell'sHaskell's Downtown Minneapolis​The Twin Cities is blessed with a number of great wine shops, each with something a little different to offer in their specialties and amenities. Each month we will feature a different wine shop that is holding a sale. This month we highlight Haskell's, ... More >>

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    April 12, 2010

    Wine 101: Terroir

    Ernst LoosenWehlener Sonnenuhr on the Mosel River​On a bottle of wine there is so much information, with some items being extremely important while some meet just meet legal requirements. Over the next five Wine 101 blogs I will explain five of the most important wine concepts in the world: t ... More >>

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