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      A Surprisingly Versatile Pinot Noir; Affordable, Too

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      Palio Wins San Francisco Dining after 35 Years

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      Wohlfert Distilling Craft Spirits Ride on Prohibition Heritage

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      Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty

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      Bitters and the mystery of blending

      Erika Szymanski
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      Hidden Italian Getaway Near Venice: Discovering Asolo’s charm, wine and history

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      A History of Wine near Venice in Six Families

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      Palio Wins San Francisco Dining after 35 Years

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      The Bounty of the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood

      Barrielle Barbara
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      Deborah Grossman
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    The Real and the Ideal in Wine: A few of my awkward moments

    Ben Carter
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    In wine, there is an ideal version of the experience – and then there’s the reality. Rarely are the two identical. I’ve had plenty of awkward moments over the years; the four examples below are just the tip of the iceberg, for me.  I’ve also seen seasoned professionals break expensive

    A Wine from Tejo May be in Your Future

    Andrew Chalk
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    The Tejo region of Portugal has produced wine since Roman times. However, most wine drinkers will not recall drinking any Tejo wine. This is not a surprise as this wine has historically been blended with wines from elsewhere in Portugal or just sold as generic "wine of Portugal".  Tejo has

    A New Grand Red Wine for from Tuscany: Gran Selezione from Chianti Classico

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    The name Tuscany immediately conjures images of sun-drenched fields studded with ochre-stone buildings and roadside cafes in ancient hilltop villages where one can quaff vibrant red wine.  But what is the name of that famous Tuscan wine we drink in our dreams?  It can’t be Chianti; that’s the basic red

    Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

    Kristina Anderson
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    There is something very sweet in the story of the family winery, where each generation is groomed from birth to take over the family business one day and preserve the family traditions. The story often goes like this: Grandpa still has a presence in the tasting room, but Dad now

    A “New” Old Grape: Spigamonti, Candidate for the Wine Mosaic Collection?

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    In the summer of 2000, an agronomist consultant called Claudio Oliboni was checking some vineyards in a little place called Spigamonti.  This is on a hill near the village of Negrar, in the heart the Valpolicella region. The vineyards belonged to an associate grape grower in the local cooperative, Cantina

    Follow Your Nose: Olfaction Training, from Perfume to Wine

    Mary Orlin
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    Alexandre Schmitt's nose is in demand.  He's a classically trained French perfumer. So what's he doing at a Napa Valley winery?  Schmitt teaches winemakers not just how to smell wine, but how to pick out and properly describe all the varied aromas that make up the complex fragrance we call

    Cruising the Wine Islands Of the Southwest of France

    Roger Morris
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    Think of the area’s 18 appellations as an archipelago of isolated vinous enclaves. In many ways, France’s Southwest wine region makes little sense. Few of its 18 individual appellations – 12 AOPs and 6 IGPs – barely touch each other. Instead, they are isolated by buffers of woodlands or vast

    Finger Lakes: Long-Deserved Good Timing with the Outstanding 2012 Vintage

    Evan Dawson
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    The next time someone brings up the term “vintage variation,” think about this story from the Finger Lakes. In 2011, disease pressure was pernicious and constant throughout the growing season, spurred on by a series of east-coast deluges that seeped into the region. By October, one winemaker compared the vineyards
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