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Featured Wine
from Michael Franz, Editor, WineReviewOnline.com
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Maquis, Colchagua Valley (Chile) "Lien" 2004 ($18, Global Vineyard Importers):
 
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A blend of 50% Syrah, 23% Carmenère, 12% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot and 7% Malbec, this wine is wonderfully earthy and gutsy, with very good concentration and impressive depth of flavor. 
 
There's a bit of wildness to it, by contrast to wines that are more 'polished' in style, and I loved this aspect of it, which would be perfect with grilled lamb.  
 
90 - Michael Franz
 
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July 7, 2008
 
Week two of our new look and new content offerings...
 
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As always, happy reading!
Upcoming WWA Events: 
Firworks Spectacular!
 

** SOLD OUT ** July 12
Wine Cruise on the Potomac with Fireworks (DC), $65.
** If you're hankering for the water, check out the August "Singles" Cruise.

July 19
 
July 19 or 20
Blend Your Own Meritage at the Winery at La Grange (VA), $75

August 21
"Singles" Wine Cruise on the Potomac (DC), $65

October 18 - 26
A (Wine) Battle of the Sexes...
Though the wine industry has historically been dominated by men, there is good evidence that women are biologically better tasters and have a more acute nose and palate than men. As a result, women may actually appreciate the nuances of flavor and bouquet more than men.
 
Studies in the U.S. using FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) technology have proven that the 25% of people known as "supertasters" -- people with a particularly high sensitivity to aromas and taste -- are twice as likely to be women as men.
 
FMRI technology also has shown up to eight times greater usage of the brain by women than men when tasting.

For more fun facts about wine, read A Wine Miscellany: A Jaunt Through the Whimsical World of Wine by Graham Harding.
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Top 5 "Other than Wine" Bars
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  2. Bourbon -- Whiskey!
  3. Cheesetique -- Cheese!
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