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Winemaker interviews
Wilfrid Franc de Ferriere of Château Carbonneau and Sainte-Foy AOC in Bordeaux
Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux AOC is a great find for high-quality, well-priced Bordeaux. Grape Collective talks with Wilfrid Franc de Ferriere of Château Carbonneau about the potential of... -
Winemaker interviews
Interview with Chiara De Iulis Pepe of the Iconic Abruzzo Winery Emidio Pepe
"We're still making the wine exactly how my grandfather started with the same tools so it doesn't have any machines at the winery. Everything is made still today by hand." Chiara De Iulis... -
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Chilean Wine Event Of The Year Rocks New York City
Grape Collective, in partnership with The Clare and Chilean sommelier Jonathan Charnay, put on a Chilean wine extravaganza. The event celebrated the launch of our book Chile: Conversations with...
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Winemaker Interviews
Cultivating a diva: How Bernhard Ott gets greatness from Grüner Veltliner
Long-range thinking, healthy soils, biodynamics and diversity are key.
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Winemaker Interviews
California Wine Pioneer Richard Sanford Interviewed by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher
Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher interview Sta. Rita Hills wine pioneer Richard Sanford.
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Column
Richard Sanford: Reflections of a Pinot Pioneer; Ants and Peanut Butter
Richard Sanford was a Naval officer during the Vietnam War. A shipmate named Scott Wine introduced him to Volnay which led to a wine journey that ended with him being inducted into the Vintners...
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Column
"The story of the Salvestrins’ winery is especially notable now when small, family-owned wineries are facing pressures from competitors, domestic and international, and changes in the way wine is made and marketed." Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher
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Winemaker interviews
Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux AOC is a great find for high-quality, well-priced Bordeaux. Grape Collective talks with Wilfrid Franc de Ferriere of Château Carbonneau about the potential of Sainte-Foy terroir, his New Zealand roots and making good wine.
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Winemaker Interviews
Long-range thinking, healthy soils, biodynamics and diversity are key.
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Winemaker interviews
"We're still making the wine exactly how my grandfather started with the same tools so it doesn't have any machines at the winery. Everything is made still today by hand." Chiara De Iulis Pepe, 5th Generation at Emidio Pepe.
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Winemaker Interviews
Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher interview Sta. Rita Hills wine pioneer Richard Sanford.
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Column
Richard Sanford was a Naval officer during the Vietnam War. A shipmate named Scott Wine introduced him to Volnay which led to a wine journey that ended with him being inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame by the Culinary Institute of America. By Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher.
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Some of the best Galician wines are being made in this historic winemaking area.
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Winemaker interviews
"My preferred way to view it is to go back to the original French term, which was "vin naturel," which just basically means, like, "plain wine," not worked over too much, you know?" Hank Beckmayer of La Clarine Farm on natural wine
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Column
"Thanks to today’s wide world of wine, we were able to travel from the Hotel California to Hungary in a single delicious evening." Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher
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Wine Importer Interviews
From teetotalling male model to owner of the largest importer of South African wines in the US, Andre Shearer talks with Lisa Denning about the amazing journey he's been on.
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Feature
From Planet of the Apes to Pinot Noir: Cinematographer Michael Seresin's New Zealand Wine Journey
Michael Seresin makes movies for a living. But at his biodynamic vineyard Seresin Estate in Marlborough he is setting the standards for modern New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.
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How Eleven Madison Park Decided To Get Into The Winemaking Game
How does a restaurant take the leap from serving wine to making wine?
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BDX: Falling in Love again? Part 4 – Why Hipsters Hate Bordeaux
"The biggest mistake most of the hipster somms make is their assumption that fruity wine aromas are fake and obscure the non-fruity authentic taste of wine. For them it only becomes apparent...
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Wine Topics
Do You Speak Wine Science?
Though the science of wine is a story infrequently told to consumers, the industry has come a long way in adopting rigorous science. Essentially, we have gotten down the basics...
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