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

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

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      2008 Tormaresca Neprica Puglia IGT

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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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      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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      Why is Arianna Occhipinti a Winemaking Legend?

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    2011 Kimbao Sauvignon Blanc

    Ryan Reichert
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    Clear, bright, medium-pale gold. Clean medium-full aromas of grapefruit pith, fresh grass, juniper, star fruit, and gooseberry. Has an herbal or white tea note. Dry on the palate, medium-high acidity, medium body, medium alcohol, medium-long finish. Bright, medium-full flavors of grapefruit, lemon, chalk, green herbs, tart green apple, and lime

    2008 Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco

    David Honig
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    Terrific bright red fruits backed by anise. Cherries, earth, black tea and a field of violets are all restrained by huge but smooth tannins demanding cellar time or enthusiastic decanting. This is jut a baby, a declassified Barolo that will be approachable in half the time of its big brothers.

    The Okanagan’s Great Search for Signature Grape

    Lesley Trites
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    If you were to visit a long-established wine region such as Bordeaux or Burgundy, and then visit a younger, emerging wine region in North America, one of the many differences that might strike you is a discrepancy in the number of grape varieties being grown. While many established wine regions

    2010 Medlock Ames Bell Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay

    David Honig
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    Smooth and buttery, with obvious but not overwhelming wood effects. Apples and pears open on the attack, with minerality shining through on the mid-palate. Acids are high enough to offer good balance to the buttery wood. This is a very pleasant food wine. Drink with roast chicken. Recommended (88). DH

    Palate Press Columnists Win at 2012 Roederer Awards

    Tom Mansell
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    Palate Press was well-represented among the winners at this year's Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards.  Columnist Erika Szymanski was awarded the Emerging Wine Writer of the Year award and columnist Evan Dawson won the International Wine Book of the Year award for his book, Summer in a Glass: The

    2011 Brancott Estate “Letter Series” Sauvignon Blanc

    David Honig
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    This New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc hits the mark with the real taste of gooseberry, bright and acidic, and not a hint of litter box. Lemongrass, lime, and melon join the gooseberry. An acidic palate cleanser, pair this with rich seafood. Drink with stuffed flounder. Recommended (88). DH WHO: Brancott Estate

    2010 Lenné “Karen’s Pommard” Pinot Noir

    David Honig
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    The nose is earthy , with cherries and mocha over loam and mushrooms. On the palate it is deep, earthiness under chocolates and cherry. Acids show on the mid-palate as it brightens to add high-toned red fruits, along with a tiny cayenne-pepper tingle on the tongue. This is a very

    Let’s Call it Freshness: A Less Scary Way of Discussing Acidity in Wine

    W. Blake Gray
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    Here's a call to arms: Let's call it "freshness." You know what I mean: that quality of wine that makes it food-friendly. That keeps it from sitting on your tongue like pudding, tiring your mouth. That refreshing quality. Which we have been scaring newcomers to wine by calling "acidity." I'm
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