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By Duane Pemberton Website: http://www.nissanusa.com/murano The crossover SUV segment is more popular than ever and the reasons vary depending on which customer you ask who buys one but two constants remain. They offer good size and respectable gas mileage compared to the full-sized SUV’s.  Specifications: 3.5L V6 engine Continuously variable transmission Up to 18 cty/23 [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.donandsons.com Don Sebastini and Sons is a huge wine producer in California that owns a lot of “grocery store” wines that most folks would recognize the brand of – one of those labels is Smooking Loon. This Old Vine Zinfandel comes from a variety of appellations withing California from a [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.alexanawinery.com Alexana Winery was started by the same Dr. Revana who started Revena Family Vineyard winery in Napa but clearly this winery’s mission is all about burgundy varietals. He hired winemaker, Lynn Penner-Ash, to produce world class wines from the fruit of the Willamette Valley. Technical Data: Varietal: Pinot Noir [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.andeluna.com Because Argentina has largely built its reputation on the back of Marlbec, it might be easy to overlook other Bordeaux varietals that do well there like Cabernet Sauvignon. This Andeluna Cellars Cab is modestly priced at $12 and brings with it a lot of goodness for the money – [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Alchemy website: http://alchemybycarlahall.com/ Before she become nationally known as one of the season five finalists on the Bravo show “Top Chef” – Carla Hall was busy with her own catering company. Even though she is now a host of “The Chew’ on ABC and the author of a pending cookbook, she never [...]

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