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Italian Wines Born in the USA: Passion, Purpose and History 08.16.2019
"Bernard Orsi, 75, made his money in beer – he was a top executive of a company that at one time owned brands like Falstaff and...
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Vitalie Taittinger Brings New Vitality to the Champagne House of Our Memories 08.02.2019
One reason we’ve come back to Taittinger so often is that we find it just plain pleasing. It has all of the great attributes of Champagne...
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Women Winemakers in the Piemonte-Langhe: The "Curse" Upended 07.26.2019
We study women winemakers in major wine regions and what facilitates their success in the male-dominated field of winemaking. Reporting...
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Four Champagnes and a Baby: A Journey Leads to an $8,400 Box of Salon le Mesnil 07.19.2019
How special is this wine? In the book “A Scent of Champagne,” Richard Juhlin writes simply: “Salon is the connoisseurs’ most sought after...
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Living Soils, Living Vessels, Living Wines: The Bottled Philosophy of Weingut Heinrich 07.12.2019
Gernot and Heike Heinrich have fully embraced biodynamics, amphora, and skin ferments as ways of expressing "sense of place" in...
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News Flash: Heitz Will Split Itself to Return to Its (Vineyard) Roots 07.05.2019
“What is Heitz’s legacy and what do we want to be known for? We’re going back to that. Single-vineyard wines is our focus and everything...
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Ntsiki Biyela: First Lady of South African Wine 06.29.2019
"We went to the awards function, and to get into the hall and you see that there's only two black people who are here at the...
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That’s Sweet -- or Not: How Etude Pinot Gris Disrupted Our Marital Bliss 06.20.2019
“I often use the Pinot Gris as a wine to introduce our philosophy and approach toward winegrowing and winemaking, with minimal...
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Ted Edwards On Crafting Nearly 35 Vintages at Freemark Abbey 06.21.2019
"I've gone out to do tastings, public pourings, and people have thought it was an actual abbey and that I'm one of the monks! I hate...
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"True to Emilia": The Terroir Wines of La Tosa 06.20.2019
The rare terra rossa antica soils of the Colli Piacentini find singular expression in the wines of this small, organic producer.
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WinemakersThe Native Grapes of Umbria: Luca Baccarelli of Roccafiore 06.14.2019
"...we can offer a kind of new proposal of wines, offering new varieties because the indigenous varieties from Umbria are almost...
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Zierfandler and Rotgipfler: Austria’s Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight 06.07.2019
Bernhard Stadlmann is the eighth generation of his family to specialize in this pair of rare indigenous Austrian varieties. Organic...
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August Kesseler: Why You Should Drink Riesling, Even at a Wedding 06.07.2019
“Because Riesling is the most delightful and versatile variety in the world, easy and enjoyable to drink, and you will find out the...
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WinemakersA New Approach to Skin Contact in Friuli: Alessandro Job of Villa Job 06.01.2019
"Objective is the wine that all the people would like to drink. Subjective is a more personal wine, a personal trip. So it's a more...
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Pahlmeyer: How to Remain World-Class While Retiring to Hawaii 05.24.2019
"The reason we decided to write this column and look into what’s happening at Pahlmeyer is that we just tasted three new releases...
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A Chef's Tale: How Charlie Palmer Built His Empire From New York to Sonoma 08.09.2019
"Once the wine is in a bottle, it is what it is. Whenever we're doing a wine dinner, it starts with wine and then we create a dish...
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Understanding Biodynamic Wine: The Monty Waldin Interview 05.17.2019
"Well, the three pillars of biodynamics, the main thing is you're trying to make every single vineyard of farm a self-sustaining...
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Can Ruffino Winery Stay True To Its Roots As It Invests In The Future? 05.29.2019
"There's no other way than tasting. Taste and taste and taste in the cellar, that's our philosophy." -Gabriele Tacconi, Chief...
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Understanding Beaujolais: Thibaut Girin of Domaine Girin 05.20.2019
"The region has made its fame thanks to Beaujolais Nouveau, and for some years, thanks to the work and experience of the winemakers,...
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Why You Should Drink Chenin Blanc from Here, There and Everywhere 05.10.2019
"We need to shout from the rooftops about this underappreciated grape." Dorothy J. Gaiter & John Brecher on Chenin Blanc
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Understanding Prosecco: Interview with winemaker Stefano Gava of Villa Sandi 05.03.2019
"Treviso represents the heart of the appellation, the regional area of Prosecco. And you can find a different kind of soil, because...
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The Mountain Wines of Helmut Dolde 04.27.2019
These are deeply personal wines from an unfamiliar terroir, revealing fresh facets of grapes we thought we knew.
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A Fish Tale: Pompano Does Deep Dive Into Barolo 04.26.2019
"There’s really nothing to prepare you for the first sip of a good Barolo, no matter how many you’ve had." Dorothy J. Gaiter...
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Claudio Sottile: Following NYC Dreams to Sicily and Back 06.06.2019
"...it's cool because there's these microclimates that exist within the valley that make growing wine there specifically very, very...
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Understanding Slovenian Wine: Interview with Martin Gruzovin of Guerila 04.19.2019
"My grandfather changed his passport three times from 1926 when he was born, until he died 10 years ago." Martin Gruzovin of...
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Women Winemakers in the Piemonte-Langhe: The "Curse" Upended
We study women winemakers in major wine regions and what facilitates their success in the...
Why You Should Drink Chenin Blanc from Here, There and Everywhere
"We need to shout from the rooftops about this underappreciated grape." Dorothy J....
Donkey and Goat at 15: California Natural Wine Pioneers Take Stock
"For us, natural wine is continuity from soil to bottle. It's about transparency, it's about...
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...
