Wine Wednesday: 2009 Monçao Coop "Trajarinho" Vinho Verde

Last Wednesday's wine struck up a little ire in one of our readers, not because he wasn't a fan, but because he felt, with the state of the economy, that $35 Brunello was out of touch, expensive. While I stand by the fact that $35 is a helluva deal for good Brunello, which can cost upwards of $50 or $75 bottle, it's definitely not suited to every budget. But at just $8.99, this Wednesday's wine is both affordable and fantastic!

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Too Cool (Or Hot) For School

If Goldilocks was a wine geek, she’d be going nuts about now. Wine serving temperatures, from barbecues to bodegas, are all over the map. Too hot, too cold, but rarely just right. But did you know that the temperature at which you serve a wine can affect how its aromas, structure and even alcohol are perceived, making the difference between a great glass and a mediocre one a matter of degrees. So why do domestic beer makers take serving temperature more seriously than the average restaurant or wine drinker?

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