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Potential taxes could harm California's vineyards. After all, you can't really relocate a winery. 

Wine With Me: Anthony Giglio, known as the wine wise guy, is a journalist, sommelier, educator, and author who has written several books, including five editions of the enormously popular Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide.

Wine With Me: While Charles Krug, which celebrated its 150th year anniversary last year, continues to produce its award-winning Bordeaux-style wines, it is simultaneously protecting Mother Earth.

Wine With Me: You love wine and you love chocolate--but will you love chocolate wine?

Wine With Me: For some reason, there’s an immediate assumption that lounges don’t serve qualities wines. Well, one of the top nightlife proprietors in the world is trying to change that.

Wine With Me: The same grape grown in even subtly different locations will make wines that are somewhat different--even when treated the same way in the winery.  

Wine With Me: There are times when we all need a glass (or two) of wine, but don't want to open a full bottle. Enter the half-bottle.

Wine With Me: Most of us know that you don't fill a wine glass to the brim, but exactly how full should the glass be? Our wine expert weighs answers this and other wine etiquette questions. 

Wine With Me: When you think of Vermont, you probably think of snow and maple syrup. But it's also making great strides in the wine world.  

Wine With Me: Move over cheese, wine has a new companion: chocolate. And while the pairing process is more difficult, when done right, this is a match  made in heaven.

Wine With Me: Beer tends to steal the spotlight at sporting events, but it's time to move aside the six-pack, and uncork some fun. 

Wine With Me: So many wine lovers are trying to bring their passion to the masses and are attempting to remove the snobbery and the pretentiousness associated with wine and just get people drinking.

Wine With Me: What could be better than trying new wines and helping people at the same time?

The wine industry saw a shift in consumer habits this year and it looks like the trend of light and sweet is here to stay.

Wine With Me: Winemakers are getting creative to keep their businesses lucrative, and this winemaker is trying two different angles: patriotism and parties.

Wine With Me: Everyone has that hard-to-shop-for person on their holiday gift list. So why not consider a nice bottle of wine?

Wine With Me: When it comes to Thanksgiving, the meal is about the food, not the wine. But a good pairing couldn't hurt things, especially surviving a long-winded conversation with your great aunt.

The third Thursday of November is the annual uncorking of the Beaujolais Nouveau--aptly dubbed "Nouveau Day.”Under French law, the wine can only be released to the public at 12:01 a.m. on this day, just weeks after the wine's grapes have been harvested.   

Wine With Me: From the packaging to the wine itself, FLASQ wines are made using 100% American-made products and can be taken anywhere without the fear of spilling. Think of how much more fun PTA meetings just got.

Wine With Me: Walking into a wine store can make anyone nauseous with all the different regions, grapes, producers and styles..it can make your head spin. And all you really want to know is what wine will go with your dinner that night.