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Recipe: Aged Gouda & Fig Board
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Aged Gouda & Fig, Built for Tawny Port
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Recipe: Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Tart
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Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Tart, Built for Ruby Port
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Ruby vs. Tawny: Two Ports, One Decision About Time
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Porto: Where Fermentation Stops on Purpose
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Recipe: Sherry Tasting Platter: A Build-Your-Own Tapas and Cheese Flight
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The Sherry Tasting Table: Tapas and Cheese, Dry to Sweet
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Pedro Ximénez Is the Exception: How Human Choices Make Sherry Sweet
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The Sherry Range: A Taster’s Guide to Five Styles
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Bitterness as Complexity: What Sherry Teaches About Noticing
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Sherry: One Family, Bone-Dry to Sweet
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Recipe: Pasta al Pomodoro (Classic Tuscan Tomato Sauce)
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Sweet Wine and Blue Cheese: The Pairing That Sounds Wrong and Isn’t
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Recipe: Melon, Prosciutto and Arugula with Black Pepper and Torn Basil
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Low and Slow: Old-Vine Zinfandel & Beef Brisket
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Recipe: Extra Sharp Cheddar and Pickled Jalapenos Snack
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Pepper Meets Pepper: Syrah & Grilled Tri-Tip with Herb Crust
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Recipe: Mushroom & Olive Tapenade Crostini
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Recipe: Crispy Patatas Bravas with Smoky Tomato Sauce
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Grilled Salmon with Pinot Noir Butter Sauce
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Recipe: Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
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Recipe: Mushroom Flatbread with Thyme, Garlic & Fontina
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Grilled New York Strip with Herb Compound Butter and Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
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California Chardonnay & Apple Pie Gouda: A Pairing That Agrees With Itself
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Warm Artichoke & Burrata Plate with California Chardonnay
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What to Order: Pad Thai, Spicy Thai Food, and Gewurztraminer
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Muenster Cheese: What’s in a Name — and Why It Matters with Alsatian Wine
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Roasted Pork with Apples and Onions: The Alsatian Pairing for Pinot Gris
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Sélection de Grains Nobles: The Rarest Wine in the Alsatian Cellar
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