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Cathie Beck—The Wine Wench

Catalonia’s Cava

The perfect ending to 2008

Great wines in 2008

Make divine wines for 2009

Affordable accoutrements

Crystal goblets or jelly jars?

The Ka-ching of culture

Arts impact in Denver approaches $1.7 Billion

Stock your medicine cabinet with Sonoma Cabernet

Got an ailment? Wine might just cure it

When everyone’s an expert

You may not know it, but we’ve got some killer wine experts in Colorado

Mike Connors starred in “Malbec” — right?

Much like Argentinean culture, Malbec displays a warm and lustful nature

Colorado’s Crescent City connections

Henry Butler, subdudes, among local musicians at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival next month

Tapas, tannins & high temps — oh my!

A wine bar and sidewalk cafe trend has blossomed in Denver

Strange fruit: Wine in weird places

Drink (and learn about) wine at cooking school

Aussie reds (and a few whites): Straight from the horse’s (ass) mouth

How Australia nurtured its prolific wine culture

Everything’s not coming up Rosé

Is now the time to sock away your favorite Rosé?

Decoding three tiers, 50 states & decades-old liquor laws

The wonder of wine importation and distribution

Three damn good whites, three damn good reasons

Make it your summertime mission to embrace your white-wine-ness

It’s a mitsve: Israeli wine revolution

Sales of Israeli wines hit $140 million in 2007

New Zealand wine redux

New Zealand exports $800 million in wine each year

Seaweed wine: Seriously

There's a reason why Italy invented the grape

Vin-dicated!

7-Up Sangria not so trashy after all

Get it right: Rieslings ain’t so sweet

How to separate the sugary from the sophisticated

Argentina, here I come!

A personal connection means wining in Mendoza instead of Napa

“Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship” out on Oct. 6

And free wine from Balistreri, too!

If it tastes good—pair it

Just keep some simple rules in mind

Coon-WAH—oooo-la-la!

Wine from this mystery grape is a steal

The best-kept wine secret in town

You didn't hear this from me.....

iPhone your wine

This app puts a wine cellar at your fingertips

Bubbly can be like a bad relationship

But you don't have to settle

Let’s be clear: Barbaresco is no Barolo

But it's still a luscious Italian wine

Two feel goods: chocolate and vino

With a little thought, it's a perfect pair

I’ve never met one of these I liked

They call them stickies in Australia, pudding wines in the UK

Tippling in Tuscany? If only!

Here's next best thing to being there

Sheen’s keen on meeting Julie Andrews’ standards

She's practically perfect in every way

When it comes to wine, the nose knows

If it smells good -- drink it!

Rioja: the restaurant—and the wine

Heavenly food, heavenly wine

Why I love the little gal

She knows her wine, and she's right around the corner

Old friends, old wine

Which pals rate the really good stuff?

Sassy sangria from scratch

There's nothing cooler when the heat is on

Open your wine with your shoe

Or hit one of these wine stores for some irresistible gadgets

Wines for every occasion: Part 1

And not just your Hallmark occasions, either

Wines for every occasion: part 2

Raise a glass to empty nesting

Great grape and gales of giggles

Comedy Works has it all

The best by-the-glass in Colorado

Aspen's IWM has it

Queen of Sass meets the Queen of Mean

Find out what happened next....

Does the right glass make the wine?

Here's the answer

Rioja’s best-kept secret

Plus weird, wild wine trivia

Confessions of a former wine virgin

I wondered where it had been my whole life

Asleep at the wine-drinking wheel

So many patios, so little time

Why should we give a grape about a label?

The government cracks down on wine words

Summertime, sad sacks and spritzers

How to put some sparkle into a lousy date

Best bets for bargain reds

Nothing makes me happier

From acting to singing, Jeff “bridges” the arts

Plus, Trombone Shorty marches in

A bladder in cardboard = blech?

If you can't beat 'em....

Moscato and hip-hop

A wine worthy of song

Passion in pinot paradise

A love letter to Elways' wine guys

Vino for your holiday vegan

Plus a Thanksgiving story about Uncle Al's glass eye

Lovers of low-cost vino are Scrooged

The $10 bottle is down the drain

Can I BMOB?

If not, why not?