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  1. Surprise of Texas: Bending Branch’s Dr. Bob Makes a Sizzling Rosé Sparkler from Tannat

    Surprise of Texas: Bending Branch’s Dr. Bob Makes a Sizzling Rosé Sparkler from Tannat

    We taste many wines for this column and we always hope for the best, but, look, we’re human; we do open some with greater anticipation than others. One wine we tried recently was a sparkling rosé of Tannat from Bending Branch Winery in Texas. Here are the first two words of our tasting notes: “We’re surprised.”

    It’s not news that ...

  2.  Jacques de Klerk of Radford Dale focusing on site-specific wines in Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Jacques de Klerk of Radford Dale focusing on site-specific wines in Stellenbosch, South Africa

    "We've spent the last 20 years really refining the ethos. And that is site-specific, single-terroir, single-vineyard in some cases, wines of character and immerse drinkability." " Jacques de Klerk Radford Dale
  3. “Depth, Nuance, and History”: The Regal Soaves of Pieropan

    “Depth, Nuance, and History”: The Regal Soaves of Pieropan

    "There was a long time during which great Soave was difficult to find because many producers were focused on volume. I am proud that my grandfather and father, and now my brother and I have always been determined to offer the highest-quality Soave possible." Dario Pieropan
  4. Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Finca Allende is Fighting for terroir in Rioja

    Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Finca Allende is Fighting for terroir in Rioja

    "People learned the technology – the Bordelaise technique of aging the wines and people learned the style of blending of wines from different villages, but forgot the singularity of character and uniqueness of the terroir." Miguel Angel de Gregorio
  5. Take a Virtual Reality Tour of Winemaker Aurore Dezat's Sancerre Winery

    Take a Virtual Reality Tour of Winemaker Aurore Dezat's Sancerre Winery

    "In Sancerre the date, the time we pick your grapes is of great importance to get a wine of quality that will be easy to make later." Take a 360 tour with Sancerre winemaker Aurore Dezat.
  6. Donnafugata, Tasca and Kubrick: Our Odyssey Into a New Sicily

    Donnafugata, Tasca and Kubrick: Our Odyssey Into a New Sicily

    "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 Stanley Kubrick and the rebirth of the Sicilian wine industry.
  7. Fani Marinović-Skaramuča of Skaramuča Winery in Croatia

    Fani Marinović-Skaramuča of Skaramuča Winery in Croatia

    "Plavac Mali is something that we cannot measure, or we cannot say it's similar, or like some other wines from other countries. It's special. It has this special terroir. You can feel the land and taste it in the wine." Fani Marinović-Skaramuča of Skaramuča Winery
  8. Ana Jordanova of Stobi explains Macedonian wine

    Ana Jordanova of Stobi explains Macedonian wine

    Macedonia has been making wine since the times before Alexander the Great. During the communist years as Yugoslavia quality suffered as producers were encouraged to make bulk wine. Today private winemakers are showing the interesting qualities of native Macedonian grapes.
  9. Experimentation in the Finger Lakes: Nancy Irelan of Red Tail Ridge

    Experimentation in the Finger Lakes: Nancy Irelan of Red Tail Ridge

    Emerging wine regions need winemakers who have the creative vision to push through boundaries and challenge conventions. Red Tail Ridge in the Finger Lakes is working with Teroldego and other nontraditional grapes such as Dornfelder.
  10. Following in the Footsteps of Romans: Netzl making organic wine in Carnuntum

    Following in the Footsteps of Romans: Netzl making organic wine in Carnuntum

    "You will find lots of Zweigelt in Austria. But the Zweigelt of Carnuntum is so unique because you have this very typical ripe dark cherry notes but you will always find this very fresh white pepper on the palate." Christina Netzl of Weingut Netzl
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