Coke Roth
Cabernet, the Elvis of Wines
Oh, sure… I’ve craved and consumed Syrah. I’ve extolled the virtues of Cabernet Franc or Pinot Noir. And fleeting fashion has drawn me to Grenache, Tempranillo and Malbec. But if there was just one wine available,
Coke Roth
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WINTER 2012
Pairing food, wine and friends
There is little more confounding than the quest to find the best pairing, the marriage, the perfect food to go with the perfect wine. First of all, the subjectivity scale is pegged on what good food is. Some would demand an extra teaspoon of sherry in the consomme in order to proclaim it worthy ...
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COKE ROTH
Drink Riesling like a man
I have a Best Friend Forever. Riesling. In txt, that's my BFF (I have a teenager at home).
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SUMMER 2012
A brief history of the devil's brew
Let me preface this edition's painful infliction of verbosity with an excerpt from Armon M. Sweat Jr. when addressing the 1952 Texas House of Representatives:
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COKE ROTH
Still sexy after all these years
My cutting-edge research on reader captivation compels a column beginning with -- sex. Not the steamy kind found in trashy novels, and not the utterly revolting sort like thinking about your parents.
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COKE ROTH
So you want to be a wine judge
Ed. note: Beginning with this issue, Coke Roth will share stories -- mostly true -- from his adventures in tasting Northwest wine over the past five decades.
