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Every year about this time we feel super nostalgic. We met 53 years ago on June 4 in the newsroom of The Miami Herald, which overlooked Biscayne Bay. Since moving to New York City in 1990, we have returned to the Miami area often. On our visits, we’re amazed at how the skyline and neighborhoods have changed. Where’s Melreese Golf Course? At the same time, we’re comforted and sometimes confounded by the things that have endured. MetroRail, really? Badly needing…
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Schiava: The Alpine Red You Should Be Drinking
June 5, 2026 Christopher BarnesSchiava, the ancient red grape of Alto Adige in northeastern Italy, has spent decades absorbing criticism. As recently as 2002,…Joe’s Stone Crab Sells How Many Bottles? And No. 1 Is….
May 29, 2026 Dorothy J. Gaiter & John BrecherEvery year about this time we feel super nostalgic. We met 53 years ago on June 4 in the newsroom…
Beyond Barolo: Discovering Alta Langa, Italy’s Oldest Sparkling Wines
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May 28, 2026 Christopher BarnesSay "Mendoza" and wine and the first word that comes to mind is Malbec. The region built its modern reputation…Kreso Petrekovic and the Resurrection of Babić at Vinas Mora
May 23, 2026 Christopher BarnesThere is a stretch of coastal Croatia an hours drive north of the city of Split where the earth looks…
Tenuta di Castellaro: Windswept Wines of the Aeolian Islands
May 21, 2026 Lisa DenningToday’s wine drinkers are increasingly gravitating toward fresh, drinkable wines: acid-driven, lower in alcohol, and free of interventions that mask…
Roberto Henríquez: País and the Soul of Southern Chile
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May 1, 2026 Dorothy J. Gaiter & John BrecherThe hottest trend in wine might be the quietest: tasting groups designed for connection more than connoisseurship. To be sure,…Santa Cruz Mountains, In Plain Sight.
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- May 23, 2026 Christopher BarnesThere is a stretch of coastal Croatia an hours drive north of the city of Split where the earth looks less like soil than the aftermath of a geological argument. In the UNESCO-protected area surrounding Primošten, limestone pushed skyward by colliding tectonic plates sits beneath a thin veneer of red clay the iron-rich crvenica, known elsewhere as terra rosa almost…
- May 21, 2026 Lisa DenningToday’s wine drinkers are increasingly gravitating toward fresh, drinkable wines: acid-driven, lower in alcohol, and free of interventions that mask their origins. When I discover bottles like these, my heart skips a beat. So my first sip of Tenuta di Castellaro Bianco Pomice nearly gave me full-on cardiac arrest! This white wine comes from the tiny island of Lipari, part…
- May 20, 2026 Christopher BarnesWe met Chilean winemaker Roberto Henríquez at Nuyores restaurant in the West Village. The evening was a trade dinner where his wines from Bío-Bío in the far south of Chile were paired with Peruvian cuisine by Chef Oscar Lorenzzi. Sémillon and Chasselas (Corinto) accompanied ceviche and octopus, while an extremely bright and linear País was paired with crispy duck leg.…
- May 15, 2026 Dorothy J. Gaiter & John BrecherThis is about pain and dashed hopes, things we all experience over time but seem hard-wired into the world of farming, and lately to devastating effect to winegrowing. In August 2021, we started a column this way: “The wildfires, floods and heat waves that have killed people and wrecked communities and ecosystems across the globe seem biblical... There is much…
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