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Great Boutique Wines You Can Buy Online

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It is most helpful to recognize at the outset the rating system used by Fallis and Cohen and how they organized their book. Quality was first and foremost among the criteria for rating a wine. To test for quality, the "deductive taste process" was used which is also known as the systematic method. (The method is described in the beginning of the book.) This is the same method as used by the CIA (the Culinary Institute of America), the Institute of Masters of Wine, Food and the Arts, Copia, and countless other groups around the globe.

Internet availability was the secondary concern. The minimum requirement for Internet access was a website which listed contact information. Some sites use a mailing list and some use a shopping cart method similar to the one used here on Amazon.

The wines are listed beginning with the lightest white wines and going to the fullest, and then from the lightest red wines to the fullest. One might have expected the chardonnays and the cabernet sauvignon to be listed first but this method follows a typical restaurant wine list.

Boutique wineries used to depend upon the occasional traveler who found their way to the door of the winery. Most produce less than 5000 cases of winer per year. Direct shipping and the Internet have changed that. It used to be that wine was sold to a wholesaler and then to a retailer and then to a customer. Direct shipping allows wineries to ship directly to the customer and avoid added costs. Direct shipping is available in or out of 30 some odd states. One might want to have a look at pages 232 and 233.

Now one is ready to go wine surfing. Fallis and Cohen have shown the way describing wines from Santa Fe, Texas to St. Charles, Missouri, to Burdett, New York to... California... of course.

Here are some wines I can actually find and buy on line, reviewed by wine experts (a man and a woman). Found my new favorite wine, Pacific Ridge. An inexpensive book that will save you lots of time with gifts or your own wine enjoyment.

Tightly wound guide to little known super wines and super wine values.

Fresh, friendly, comfortable and intellectual presentation.

An actually useable and succinctly informative wine/winery reference in
a sea of wannabes.

This book is an excellent source for wonderful wines for the palette. Whether you are an existing wine connoisseur, or strive to become one, this book offers an astounding amount of valuable and fascinating information.