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The Vino Vixen
By Mari Stull

Sangria Ban Lifted in Virginia

I no longer feel a little dangerous and criminal sipping my illicit Sangria - but, ... | 0 comments ›› more ...

How to Bag A Free Dinner at Any Restaurant

Eat for free!  It's fun! | 0 comments ›› more ...

Portuguese Wines - Sipping Them Yet?

No?  Why not? I wrote about these sensational values weeks ago.  What's the matter with you?  Go buy Douro wines.  NOW. | 0 comments ›› more ...

A Bordeaux Experience

Like Bordeaux?  This is one event not to be missed. | 0 comments ›› more ...

The Pope - and His Wines

The Papacy has a long wine-OH history... | 0 comments ›› more ...

Wines of the Rhone

Take a sip on the Southern side - of France. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Wine Labels for the Label Conscious

Is the inside as good as the outside? | 0 comments ›› more ...

The Sangria Saga Continues - An Interview with La Tasca

How will La Tasca cope with the loss of the authentic Sangria?  What is the expected outcome of their ABC appeal?  How are their Sangria-sipping guests handling the devastation?  This in-depth interview tells all... | 0 comments ›› more ...

SANGRIA Illegal In Virginia!

The terrorists want to kill us.  And we have ABC agents dumping sangria down the drain and fining our small businesses $2000 to serving the "Devil Juice." | 1 comment ›› more ...

How Did Cat Pee* Get in My Wine?

Or - The Vino Vixen and Tom Cruise: A Couple of Cult Crazies... | 1 comment ›› more ...

Pssst...Buy Portuguese

Wine, that is.  With the Euro crushing our dollar now, it's tough to find a good wine value in Europe these days.  Unless you are looking at Portuguese wines.. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Pssst...Buy Portuguese

Wines.  One of the global hot spots for quality wines at fabulous prices is Portugal.  Gettum now before the world finds out. | 0 comments ›› more ...

Mulled Wine for the Holidays

Next to Champagne, this is the Holiday Drink of Choice | 0 comments ›› more ...

Hey Vino Vixen - Whatcha Sippin'?!

If I had a million dollars for everytime I'm asked that - I'd be a millionaire. (I really would).  | 0 comments ›› more ...

Thanksgiving Vino

I don't make pie.  I don't do sweet potatoes.  I select the wine. | 0 comments ›› more ...

A Bordeaux Harvest at the French Embassy

C'est Vrai.  Lot's of Bordeaux at the French Embassy Thursday, October 11.  I'll be there - will you? | 0 comments ›› more ...

White House Wines - A List

Ever wonder if your favorite wines have graced the White House tables? | 0 comments ›› more ...

President Kennedy's Final Birthday Wine

On my Presidential wine theme...President Kennedy spent his final birthday on the Presidential Yacht, Sequoia.  Which wine did he enjoy? | 0 comments ›› more ...

Do They Serve Boonesfarm at the White House?

No- brilliant decision-making at the WH forbids it.  A little White House wine history for you... | 0 comments ›› more ...

What I'm Sipping as I Blog

A damned good Old Vines Zinfandel under 15 bucks. | 0 comments ›› more ...

I Had a Wine Lunch With Jim Courier (the tennis guy)

I had lunch and lots of wine with former #1 tennis champ, Jim Courier.  It was great - he's a wino.  I'm a wino.  He's an awesome tennis player.  I love awesome tennis players... | 3 comments ›› more ...

European wine industry sticks it to their taxpayers

European wine makers are given nearly $1.5 billion a year by Europe's taxpayers and produce vast amounts of wine that no-one wants to buy, a committee of peers said yesterday. | 1 comment ›› more ...

Feelin' Groovy...

I'm feeling groovy baby, drinking Gru-Vee! | 0 comments ›› more ...

Americans Defeat the French (again)

Americans will consume for wine than the French by 2010.  Maybe the French can't understand their own wine labels... | 3 comments ›› more ...

I Don't Get the French. Especially Their Wine Labels

Can't understand a French label?  Don't know what's in that Italian bottle?  Why can't the European wine industry just list their varietal (grape) on their bottle!  Here is your cheat sheet to understanding European wines... | 0 comments ›› more ...