Is This the Ultimate Summer Red?

Fabian Jauregui
Features
4 min read
“Around here,” says the winemaker, as he pours me a glass of brilliant, shimmering ruby-red liquid, “we like to think there are actually 4 types of wine: red, white, rosé... and Schiava.” It was Matthias Hauser - the oenologist at Alto Adige’s Castel Sallegg winery – who brought forth this

It’s Not Unusual to Love These Single-Serve Wines

Fabian Jauregui
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Usual Wines is a direct to consumer brand that (currently) offers only online ordering, which, at first blush, is certainly a breath of fresh air in the traditionally behind-the-times wine industry. They offer single-serve wines in 187ml (6.3oz) bottles, the perfect size for an individual serving, especially for those trying
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Kin’s Quest for Booze-Free Euphoria

Fabian Jauregui
Wine Reviews
2 min read
With the rise of virgin cocktails and other such concoctions among the most interesting trends of the past year or so, I jumped at the chance to sample High Rhode by Kin Euphorics, a new beverage not only contains no alcohol but also promises to produce “a buzz without the

Embracing the Obscure with Slow Wine USA

Fabian Jauregui
Features
3 min read
Here's a fun fact: the Slow Food organization was created, in 1986, during a protest at the proposed location of a new McDonald's near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Yep, that same famous Mickey D's that is today regularly listed atop the list of world's greatest Golden Arches locations. Though

Finding Destiny, Love…And Wine

Kathleen Willcox
Features
6 min read
Do you know what tesserae are? I didn’t before my recent visit to Garden Creek Vineyards in Geyserville, California. (For the record, tesserae are small blocks of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic). Picking up ancient Greek lingo isn’t standard practice at wineries,