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      2022 Merriam Blanc de Noirs, 25th anniversary sparkling wine: sustainably made

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      Love Letter to a Volcano-with White Wine

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      Startlingly Vivid Prosecco-and More-from this Castle Winery in Italy

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      What We’re Drinking – 2014 Rombauer Cabernet Sauvignon

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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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      Rare Stash Bourbon #1 By Dustin Poirier

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      Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage

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      Downtown Healdsburg for Fine Wine and Gourmet Dining

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      Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

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      The Bounty of the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood

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      Classic Chinese Fine Dining at Z&Y Peking Duck

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      Montréal Chefs Star in the Culinary World

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    Hagafen Cellars, a Full Lineup of Kosher Wines for Passover

    David Honig
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    We reviewed five of them for Palate Press, focusing on pairing with a traditional Passover meal, from gefilte fish to brisket. Hagafen's wines are all certified by the Orthodox Union as Kosher for Passover. They are also yayin mevushal through the process of flash pasteurization. For the uninitiated, this means they

    Varietal concerns: grapes, wines and the grammar police

    W. Blake Gray
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    A food writer friend of mine got a visit from the grammar police recently, who gave him a snoutful of snootiness over his use of "varietal" to describe wine grapes. His correspondent wrote the following: "One of my biggest peeves is the improper use of the term varietal in wine

    Jim Barrett, RIP

    David Honig
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    The following is from Chateau Montelena. We at Palate Press raise our glass in celebration of the life of a name that will be forever remembered in the wine world. CALISTOGA, Calif., March 15, 2013 – James L. Barrett (Jim Barrett), Napa Valley wine pioneer and owner of Chateau Montelena, passed

    2012 Jean-Luc Colombo “Cape Bleue” Rose

    David Honig
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    The color is a very pretty flamingo pink. The nose reveals aromas of roses and watermelon. On the palate it is fresh, bright but not quit zingy with acids, leading with roses, strawberry and lime, juice and pith, moving away from strawberry and to watermelon on the mid-palate. It closes

    Wine Science 4 – Reduction, a Palate Press Video

    David Honig
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    Tom Mansell, Ph.D., Palate Press' Science Editor, offers a seven-part lecture in the science of wine. He discusses yeast, esters, flaws, and even how to fix some flaws. Tom is an entertaining and informative speaker. We hope you enjoy Wine Science Part 4, Reduction. d d d Wine Science, Part

    Dirty, Rowdy, and Unlikely: Inside California’s Breakout Low-Alcohol Winery

    Evan Dawson
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    Hardy Wallace gave himself one year to sell through his first significant release of wines from Dirty and Rowdy Family Winery in late August, 2012. It would be work, hand selling, lots of travel. If they could sell out in a year, it would be a sign that maybe this

    Challenges in a Great Red Wine Region – in Portugal

    Marisa D'Vari
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    If you’re like most people, the light-bodied, refreshing Vinho Verde is what comes to mind when you think of wines from Portugal. Few today can name a producer making a “serious” red wine or describe its grapes or style.  The fact is, most of these wines are consumed within Portugal

    1995 Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha Vintage Porto

    David Honig
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    Smoke, espresso, red fruits and herbs show on the nose. On the palate dates, nuts, and espresso give way to sweetness from dried red fruits and toffee. Sweetness lingers, with grainy tannins and a surprising pop of lavender. Chewy, rich, with layers of dessert flavors and a moderate alcohol bite,
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