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Wine Advisor Express: Favorite Wine Links: Purple Feet "Life is too short to be too serious," says William Bincoletto, host of Purple Feet, the attractive and appealing online wine magazine that's our featured link for today. "Break out from the shell and immerse yourself in the fabulous world of food, wines, and travel," invites Bincoletto, an experienced sommelier and founder and Director of the Alberta Wine Institute in Canada. "Here at Purple Feet, I have one commitment: to make you enjoy what you read." His articles keep that promise. They're literate and informative, providing extensive information on a range of topics covering food and drink. Current features include a detailed report on the much-heralded 2000 vintage in Bordeaux. His sensible advice: "prices for the 2000 vintage will be unreasonably high ... How does a cost-conscious consumer navigate the dozens of excellent wines in this vintage? ... don't spend large sums of money chasing the trophy wines. Instead, seriously consider the literally dozens of cru bourgeois and lesser-known classified growths rated 85-91 points." There's much more, including articles about the top Chilean producer Montes and California's Geyser Peak, and tastings of top Burgundies and Chablis Grands Crus. The food section currently features an extensive report on pasta by the other half of the Bincoletto team, Sibeal McCourt-Bincoletto, who also tells us just about everything we could ever want to know about eggplant. (Did you know that it's not a vegetable but a fruit, close kin to the berry family?) Finally, drinks fanciers will find a thorough report on Bourbon. Add an extensive "Library" of past articles and useful features on wine appreciation, and you've got enough good wine-related reading to keep you busy for hours. It's a highly recommended destination for wine lovers. Here's the link: http://www.wineiscool.com/purple/index.htm. Administrivia This is Wine Advisor Express, daily edition of The 30 Second Wine Advisor, distributed Tuesdays through Fridays. For archives of previous articles, and to read more about wine, visit Wine Lovers' Page, http://www.wineloverspage.com. To subscribe, change your E-mail address, switch from daily to the weekly (Mondays only) distribution, or for any other administrative matters, E-mail wine@wineloverspage.com. In the unhappy event that you must leave us, please take a moment to let us know how we could have served you better. In all administrative communications, please be sure to include the exact E-mail address that you used when you subscribed, so we can find your record. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 Copyright 2001 by Robin Garr. All rights reserved. Subscribe (free) to The 30 Second Wine Advisor