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When talking about great wine regions and producers, we often associate them with heritage and legacy, something that can only be built with enough history. When it comes to Mendoza, it can still be mistaken as young and new due to its “New World” designation. But if we take a look back at the story of Mendoza, and of Luigi Bosca, we get a sense that their heritage isn’t quite as short as the label suggests. Originally, when Mendoza became…
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Schiava: The Alpine Red You Should Be Drinking
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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…
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Roberto Henríquez: País and the Soul of Southern Chile
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May 28, 2026 Lisa DenningThe hills of Alta Langa
May 28, 2026 Christopher BarnesSay "Mendoza" and wine and the first word that comes to mind is Malbec. The region built its modern reputation on that grape, after all Argentina produces roughly 75% of all Malbec in the world. Pinot Noir, if it enters the Argentine conversation at all, sends most people's minds south, far south to Patagonia. Patagonia's Pinot Noir credentials are genuine…- 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…
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