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Prosecco to Pol Roger: Here's Your Cheat Sheet for Holiday Bubbly 12.07.2018
"RM on a Champagne Label Means ‘Really Memorable’" Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher on sparkling wine picks for the holidays
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FeaturesFrom Bordeaux to Essensia: A Guide to Fun Wines for the Party Season 11.23.2018
Wine should be fun. Yes, we drink many very serious wines and we discuss them seriously, but, to us, that’s fun. It’s intellectual, it’s...
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WinemakersChristian Voeux, In Harmony With Naure At Domaine de l'Amauve 12.10.2018
"My philosophy of winemaking is very simple. Everything is hand-crafted." - Christian Voeux interviewed by Lisa Denning
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Georges Duboeuf And The Story Behind The World's Biggest Wine Party, Beaujolais Nouveau Day 11.15.2018
Get your Gamay on and celebrate the first wine of the harvest TODAY, Thursday, November 15th!
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From Toad Hollow to Mt. Brave: A Surprise Choice for Thanksgiving 11.09.2018
"We were never big fans of American Merlot. We found it sweet and simple. As always with wine, there were exceptions." Dorothy...
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RAW WINE: A place to feel the pulse of natural wine 10.31.2018
RAW WINE fairs are returning to North America in November! This is your chance to meet, taste and learn from the people and bottles that...
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From La Transmission to Les Fa’Bulleuses: Femmes de Vin Advancing Champagne 11.02.2018
"We don't sit around and say what we already know about how challenging things are for women. We use our knowledge and experience as...
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FeaturesDonnafugata, Tasca and Kubrick: Our Odyssey Into a New Sicily 10.26.2018
"I just took a sip of a wine and I feel like I stepped into darkest space." Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher on channeling...
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FeaturesGrape Collective Featured On The Italian Wine Podcast 10.24.2018
Grape Collective's Christopher Barnes is interviewed by Monty Waldin on The Italian Wine Podcast. The discussion shifts effortlessly from...
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Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles: Making the Adopted Grape Cinsault Shine in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 11.16.2018
"In my opinion, Cinsault is an adopted grape in Lebanon. Since the French don’t like it anymore, we adopted it. We take good care of...
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WinemakersAcidity is the signature of the Loire Valley: Frederic Moreau of Loire Propriétés 11.09.2018
"... it is the vintage, the terroir, the grape variety that guides the vinification. It is the tasting of the grapes, and then the...
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Valle Reale: The Mountain Wine of Abruzzo 11.30.2018
"So we are in the mountainside of Abruzzo. Abruzzo is divided in two main areas: the mountainside and the coastal part. The...
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Elia Pellegrini of Aia Vecchia On Making Recognizable Wines In Tuscany 11.05.2018
"There are many amazing wines around the world, but what's important when tasting wine is to be reminded of the area it comes...
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FeaturesSalvestrin Winery: A Napa Cabernet Master Class in Three Bottles; ‘It’s What Rich Does Not Do to the Wine That Is the Difference’ 10.12.2018
"The story of the Salvestrins’ winery is especially notable now when small, family-owned wineries are facing pressures from...
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WinemakersGoing Organic in Castelli di Jesi: Claudio Caldaroni of Col di Corte 10.19.2018
"In this area, in the Castelli di Jesi, that is very different from Matelica, we face the seaside. We have the hills that go...
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Bertrand Gourdou Of Château Guilhem On Creating The Malpère Appellation And Continuing His Family's Legacy 10.25.2018
"I arrived at the notary's office and my mother and the buyer were there and she said to me, “What are you doing here?" I said,...
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Cultivating a diva: How Bernhard Ott gets greatness from Grüner Veltliner 10.10.2018
Long-range thinking, healthy soils, biodynamics and diversity are key.
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Interview with Chiara De Iulis Pepe of the Iconic Abruzzo Winery Emidio Pepe 10.05.2018
"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....
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50 Somms to Follow on Instagram 10.20.2018
The superstar sommeliers of Instagram you should be following. By Edward Marchese.
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California Wine Pioneer Richard Sanford Interviewed by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher 09.30.2018
Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher interview Sta. Rita Hills wine pioneer Richard Sanford.
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Ribeiro Rising: How One Of The Oldest Wine Regions Of Spain Is Making Its Comeback 09.27.2018
Some of the best Galician wines are being made in this historic winemaking area.
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FeaturesRichard Sanford: Reflections of a Pinot Pioneer; Ants and Peanut Butter 09.28.2018
Richard Sanford was a Naval officer during the Vietnam War. A shipmate named Scott Wine introduced him to Volnay which led to a wine...
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WinemakersHank Beckmeyer of La Clarine Farm 09.23.2018
"My preferred way to view it is to go back to the original French term, which was "vin naturel," which just basically...
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The Eagles Led Us to Furmint, a Wine That Takes It to the Limit 09.14.2018
"Thanks to today’s wide world of wine, we were able to travel from the Hotel California to Hungary in a single delicious...
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WinemakersWilfrid Franc de Ferriere of Château Carbonneau and Sainte-Foy AOC in Bordeaux 10.11.2018
Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux AOC is a great find for high-quality, well-priced Bordeaux. Grape Collective talks with Wilfrid Franc de...
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Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles: Making the Adopted Grape Cinsault Shine in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
"In my opinion, Cinsault is an adopted grape in Lebanon. Since the French don’t like it...
From Toad Hollow to Mt. Brave: A Surprise Choice for Thanksgiving
"We were never big fans of American Merlot. We found it sweet and simple. As always with...
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...
Lang & Reed: Franc Talk About Making It in Napa Without Billions
“That’s where the story comes in. People want the story. They want the romance that’s with it....
