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Improve your enjoyment when tasting wine. Seek out new wines — different ones. Learn when to open the bottles.

Understanding wine

• A primer on types of wine.
• Are resveratrol and proanthocyanidins good for your health?
• Basics of matching food and wine.
• Wine vintages.

A guide to buying wine

• A list of wine styles and regions to discover.
• Recommended French wines near your place. Just write our location into the search box at the top or bottom of each page.

Outings scheduled for the wine scout:

• December 2009: more French wine values.
• June 2009: French wine values.
• March 2009: an article on corked wine.

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