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Nebbiolo in the Alps: A New Generation Helps Chart Valtellina's Renaissance 04.09.2021
"Valtellina is one of the wine world’s most extreme and challenging locations. The terraced vineyards there face south, basking in...
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Diora Rosé: Winemaking With a Large Palette; Two Vintages, Two Strikingly Different Blends 03.26.2021
We’ve been told for years and we’ve even written it: Good wines are made in the vineyard. It’s all about the place, the terroir and, yes,...
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Summiting Mount Etna - The Revitalization of a Volcano's Ancient Viticulture 03.20.2021
As the wines of Mount Etna have risen in quality and acclaim over the course of the 21st century, credit is due to the dedicated growers...
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Heterogeneous Kremstal with Martin Nigl Jr. 04.02.2021
The cru of Burgundy and the communes of Carolo with their varying soil types and microclimates have been studied endlessly. This...
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OTBN in Lockdown: Divorce Wines, Miami Dust and a Perfect Bottle From Costco 03.12.2021
Given the state of the world, we never would have guessed this, but Open That Bottle Night 2021 reached new heights, celebrated by wine...
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Family, Farming and Fermentation: Interview With Sarah Hedges Goedhart of Hedges Family Estate 03.16.2021
Washington State's Hedges Family Estate, a pioneer of the Red Mountain AVA, is crafting award-winning biodynamic wines.
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Made in Terrassenmosel: Sarah Löwenstein of Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein 03.13.2021
To grow wine on these steep and rocky slopes requires dedication, perseverance, and a standard of hands-on care that is almost...
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California's Wineries and Women's Ownership: An Empirical Study 02.28.2021
No formal academic studies to date have addressed the important question of women's ownership of wineries in California, and it seemed to...
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Ten Takeaways From the Unified Wine Session on Diversity; It’s About Growth 02.26.2021
The wine industry must become more diverse to grow.
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Open That Bottle Night: It’s Time for That Turley – or Maybe the Breast Label 02.12.2021
We’ve heard it over and over during the past year: “Now every night is Open That Bottle Night!” In the midst of such a horrific year,...
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Moonstruck in Alsace: How Biodynamic Winemakers are Connecting the Dots Between Soil and Sky 02.05.2021
"Knowing that knowledge cannot know, remains the highest knowledge." -Fourth Century Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou
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Warren Winiarski’s ‘Aha!’ Moment With Nathan Fay’s Homemade Wine 01.29.2021
Winiarski compares his time at Souverain and Robert Mondavi Winery to climbing ever-taller peaks. “They were my guided lesser peaks, and...
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Seeing Montecucco Through the Eyes of Winemaker Giovan Battista of Basile Organic Wine Farm 01.26.2021
"Our strength is our family dimension and we want to preserve it." Giovan Battista
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Matrot Burgundy: In the Sixth Generation, Daughters Take Charge 01.15.2021
"As winemakers we are obsessed with quality and we are aware that we are very lucky to take care of such beautiful terroirs. Indeed...
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Natural Wines of the Aube: Turning Champagne Upside Down 01.09.2021
Grower producers in Champagne's southernmost region are leading the way towards a new set of traditions, ones based on sustainability and...
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Argentina Beyond Malbec: Interview with Lucia Romero of Dos Minas 03.08.2021
"We want these wines to transport the consumers to our unique desert-like region, and at the same time we want to make wines that...
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Deeply Rooted Farming Traditions Live on at Dasca Vives, a Biodynamic Winery in Catalonia Spain 01.05.2021
"We believe biodynamics is the way to cultivate, taking into account all the beings that live on the farm, from microorganisms,...
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Why Wine Is Optimistic: ‘Bring on the Roaring ’20s!’ 01.02.2021
"There is something about wine that brings out the optimism in people. We’re not sure why. So we thought we’d pose that question to...
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Ashbrook Estate: Showcasing the potential of Western Australia's Margaret River 12.26.2020
Cath and Kingsley Edwards are a beaming, delightful Aussie couple you want to sit down for a glass of wine with. Their vines at Ashbrook...
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Alenza Ribera del Duero: When a Wine Is a Transcendent Pleasure 12.18.2020
"This was rich because it seemed like every molecule of the wine was filled with fruit that respected where it was grown and was...
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Interview With Véronique Dausse of Bordeaux's Château Phélan Ségur 12.22.2020
"It’s just incredible because it's a part of yourself that people are enjoying. And it's part of their pleasure and happiness and...
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Q & A with Lucia Albino Gilbert and Jack Gilbert, authors of Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys 12.10.2020
"Illuminating the women winemakers themselves is crucial to our goal. We want to make their presence in the wine industry more...
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10 Great Wine Gifts That Speak to This Challenging and Eventful Year 12.04.2020
"Don’t give a present to a wine-lover or budding oenophile that probably will never be used, like the “I hope you brought wine”...
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Cool Intentions: The Yarra Valley with Tim Shand of Punt Road 12.13.2020
Kicked out from his arts degree program, Tim Shand found inspiration in the glass and pivoted to heralding winemaking duties at Punt Road...
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Johannes Tiefenbrunner and the High-Altitude Wines of Alto Adige 11.29.2020
"We try to keep the quality we get from the vineyards because, in the cellar, you can't make things better. You can only keep the...
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Heterogeneous Kremstal with Martin Nigl Jr.
The cru of Burgundy and the communes of Carolo with their varying soil types and microclimates...
Summiting Mount Etna - The Revitalization of a Volcano's Ancient Viticulture
As the wines of Mount Etna have risen in quality and acclaim over the course of the 21st century,...
Argentina Beyond Malbec: Interview with Lucia Romero of Dos Minas
"We want these wines to transport the consumers to our unique desert-like region, and at the...
At the Foot of The Mountains: Interview with "Barologirl" Giulia Negri
Young but wise-beyond-her-years, Giulia Negri talks about finding her footing in Barolo.
