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  1. Syrah or Shiraz? A Tell-All About the Popular Grape

    Syrah or Shiraz? A Tell-All About the Popular Grape

    As the fourth most planted red grape in the world and the third most planted red grape variety in France, Syrah or Shiraz (depending on location, style, and type) possesses vibrant dark skin with an excellent full-bodied roughness. While its origins remain open to interpretation, several different theories exist.

  2. South African Wine Pioneer Chris Mullineux and the greatness of Old Vine Swartland Chenin Blanc

    South African Wine Pioneer Chris Mullineux and the greatness of Old Vine Swartland Chenin Blanc

    Chris Mullineux is one of group of young winemakers who discovered underappreciated old bush vines in the Swartland and helped to develop the region into the international critical success it enjoys today.
  3. Donkey and Goat at 15: California Natural Wine Pioneers Take Stock

    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 making delicious wines." Tracey Brandt
  4. Crozes-Hermitage, A Truly Budget-Friendly and Delicious Wine from the Northern Rhône

    Crozes-Hermitage, A Truly Budget-Friendly and Delicious Wine from the Northern Rhône

    Crozes-Hermitage, the largest wine appellation in the Northern Rhône, and the wines of Domaine Les Bruyeres.
  5. Weird Wine Names

    Weird Wine Names

    We’ve all seen them. You walk through your favorite liquor store, and there sits a bottle of wine with a name so ridiculous you can’t help but stop and laugh. “What were they thinking?” goes through your head. “Why in the world would they name a wine that?!”
  6. From Galicia to Long Island: Miguel Martin of Palmer Vineyards

    From Galicia to Long Island: Miguel Martin of Palmer Vineyards

    Miguel Martin has taken his Spanish sensibility to the North Fork.
  7. The Hemp Winery: Jacques Herviou of Château Maris

    The Hemp Winery: Jacques Herviou of Château Maris

    An Englishman, an American and a Frenchman created a winery in the Languedoc made totally out of hemp and are making some of the world's most spectacular Carignan.
  8. Felipe Tosso Winemaker at Ventisquero in Chile

    Felipe Tosso Winemaker at Ventisquero in Chile

    "In a certain way I chose him as a consultant winemaker, and he chose us, saying, “Okay, I’ll work with you guys. You have something I would like to work with. I think it is something exciting.” Felipe Tosso on working with famed Penfolds winemaker John Duval
  9. Think Pink

    Think Pink

    Pink has long been a subject of fashion. In the 1957 film Funny Face with Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, there is a musical number called "Think Pink"...
  10. A Snapshot of Saint-Joseph

    A Snapshot of Saint-Joseph

    With approximately 920 hectares of land under vine and 160 winemakers, Saint-Joseph is the second largest appellation in the northern Rhône, just behind Crozes-Hermitage.
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