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Over the past several months, I have had the pleasure of tasting a number of excellent wines for all things WineBoy, including this blog, the “WineBoy” webcast and the “Main Ingredient” column in the Sunday Gazette-Mail. You may have seen the reviews of a few of these wines in the Main Ingredient, but in case…

As much as I try not to, I sometimes slip into ‘winespeak’ in describing the hues, smells and tastes of a wine that — when the adjectives are stripped away — is either good, OK, or unpleasant. People often ask me why wine writers feel compelled to go to such great lengths and use such…

Show 7 of WineBoy, the informative, off-the-wall wine appreciation show of The Charleston Gazette is now online, featuring new show sponsor Blues BBQ Restaurant, right across from the Clay Center. Host John Brown takes on the question of the day: Why is it a good thing to air our your red wine?

Is it Real or is it Really Vito’s Thunder Mountain Chablis? New Yorker Magazine’s Patrick Radden Keefe in his “Reporter at Large” column recently explored the rarified world of collecting ancient bottles of wine (read article here). Specifically, Radden focused on bottles purchased at auction by multi-millionaire Bill Koch which were purported to be from…

In episode 6 of “WineBoy,” host John Brown heads ups to Robert Wong’s Bridge Road Bistro for a tasty pairing of wine and food. Executive chef Paco Aceves shares with Brown a chicken penne pasta dish from the Bistro’s recently revised menu. Brown pairs it with a French red wine from a new wine list…

In my hedonist’s mind, almost everything has a relationship to food and wine. In the summertime, my thoughts turn to cool refreshing white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, Prosecco and Pinot Grigio, or spicy reds like Zinfandel, Syrah or Pinot Noir. As far as food is concerned, to yours truly summertime means grilled foods or…

“WineBoy” episode 5 is now online– click to watch. Host John Brown wraps up his introductory series, “The Five ‘S’ Words of Wine” with one that counts the most: ‘Swallow.’ The four-minute web show’s setting includes John Crihfield’s food stall at the Capitol Market, a wine recommendation from Down Under where they name their wines…

John Brown’s grandparents, Saverio and Catarina Iaquinta, are seen at center above in this photo from the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary A friend recently asked how I came to be such a fanatic about wine. Good question and I get it often, especially now that I have a wine blog and “WineBoy” weekly podcast. As…

We’ve reached Episode 4 in the WineBoy webcast series “The Five ‘S’ Words of Wine.’” In this one you finally get to — ‘S’ word! — sip. John Brown also serves up an affordable and classy Chardonay recommendation plus his signature off-the-wall, free association commentary. To view prior episodes: Episode 3: ‘Sniff’ Episode 2: ‘Swirl’…

If you haven’t yet seen my alter-ego on the big screen, you need to tune in by clicking on the WineBoy webcast list below. This is the fourth in a series of five shows dealing with the five S’s of wine appreciation. So far, I’ve told you about Sight, Swirl, Sniff and now Sip (my…