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Chuck Kanski

Owner, Solo Vino (St. Paul wine shop)

• Row over resveratrol rumbles on

  blogs.nature.com   |   16 days ago

  Looks like resveratrol is getting some help!

• You Just Opened A What? Cooking Tips to Make Food More Wine-Friendly

  Palatepress.com   |   20 days ago

  Meg Houston Maker is one of the better food/wine writers today...enjoy the article!

• Study: Red Wine, Blueberries, Passion Fruit Aid In Weight Loss

  au.ibtimes.com   |   about 1 month ago

  Another reason to drink wine!!!

• Study: 62 percent of Americans Buy Wine

  www.gourmetretailer.com   |   about 1 month ago

  Great article with some interesting stats on wine consumption!

• The Gray Report: You are not allergic to sulfites

  blog.wblakegray.com   |   3 months ago

  The LARGEST myth in the wine industry...sulfiltes

• Light Drinking During Pregnancy: What Recent Studies Do — and Do Not — Tell Us

  Palatepress.com   |   3 months ago

  Excellent research and reporting in this article!

• Millennial wine buying behavior mirrors high end consumer

  millennier.com   |   3 months ago

  Great article on the buying habits of the wine consumer...do the stats reflect your habits?

• Wines Worth a Taste, but Not the Vitriol

  New York Times   |   4 months ago

  Here's what I think...I like wine with as little CHEMICAL MANIPULATION as possible. That would mean that I like Demeter, Bio-dynamic, organic, sustainable farming practices and other practices that respect the earth.

• For breast cancer risk, red wine may be better than white

  www.myhealthnewsdaily.com | wine, health   |   4 months ago

  MHND: "The results show that premenopausal women who drank 8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon every night for about a month had lower estrogen levels than women who drank white wine. Increased estrogen levels have been linked to breast cancer."

• Cans of Wine Join the Box Set

  New York Times   |   5 months ago

  I have no problem with wine from a keg but I think I need to draw the line at wine from a can!

• Virtual Wineknow: Why Do We Drink Wine Chilled?

  www.virtualwineknow.com   |   6 months ago

  Great quick read on wine temperatures. I agree with everything in this posting, I would add...follow the 'half hour rule'. If you're not using a temp controlled wine unit, pull your whites from the frig about a half hour before you want to serve them and place your reds in the frig for about a half hour before serving!

• What Can I Prepare Before the Actual Day of Thanksgiving?

  New York Times   |   6 months ago

  Another great idea is to stop at your local wine store and find out what the are recommending for 'turkey wine'. Most shops will all ready have some wines stacked up and ready to go at many different prices. If you feel over whelmed with the all of the choices...Beaujolais Nouveau makes a perfect pairing!

• Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled

  catavino.net   |   7 months ago

  Excellent article!

• Tapped In: Wine in Kegs

  Wine Spectator   |   7 months ago

  We are beginning to see some restaurant groups in the Twin Cities pour from "wine taps"...more will follow!

• The New Rules of Wine

  www.gq.com   |   8 months ago

  Good article...I like #7 & #13...what's your top two?

• Organic Farming Profitable Long-Term

  www.agronomy.org   |   8 months ago

  Great news...I read and posted another article earlier this year...I'm starting to see a trend!!!

• Catavino - Spanish wine, Portuguese wine, and a whole lot more

  catavino.net   |   8 months ago

  Great update from Catavino on the 2011 harvest!

• Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom

  www.esquire.com   |   8 months ago

  This is a great article honoring some of our friends from the wine community.

• Olive Oil’s Secret Weapon

  Wine Spectator   |   9 months ago

  Great reason to ditch butter for oil!

• Boxxle: Premium Box Wine Dispenser

  boxxle.com   |   9 months ago

  I found this article about this new invention for box wines...it looks interesting. What does everyone think? Is it something you would use?