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VinoFiles: Richard Gagnon's Wine Blog

Richard Gagnon knows more about wine than anyone I've ever met. He's the wine guy at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, and he's also my cousin-in-law, who I used to see most Thanksgivings ... before we moved to the other side of the continent (Woodinville, WA). I've mentioned Richard before in this blog -- for example, he's the one who showed me (and the rest of the family) that the best Thanksgiving food and wine pairing is, well, whatever you like to drink, and he's also responsible for my relatively new interest in Pinor Noir.

Anyhow, even people who don't know Richard personally, or shop at the Co-op, can benefit from his wine knowledge now, as he recently launched a new wine blog, Vino Files, in which he recently shared some specific ideas for Thanksgiving food and wine pairing for those who might find "whatever you like" too daunting.

Garagiste Wine Blog

Garagiste, "a selective, Seattle-based wine emporium dedicated to the wine artisan and the consumer," has started a new wine blog and that lists new arrivals.  I've been wanting to visit this wine shop ever since reading an article in the Seattle Times back in March.  I have to say that the new arrivals listed in the first post are a bit beyond my price range, but I've signed up on the mailing list in the hopes that future new arrivals may be more in my comfort zone.