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    Mezcal Convite Esencial Joven PDO — Far from Basic

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    While there are many agave spirit lovers whose hearts belong to tequila, I’m also part of the mezcal minority: the variegated flavors of well-made mezcals are winning me over. In case you haven’t noticed, during the past decade or so mezcal has been evolving from a liquor of harsh rusticity

    Red wine to chill: 2016 Les Cadrans de Lassègue Saint Emilion Crand Cru

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This is a red wine you can chill for a bit, to enjoy during the summer. Even though it's from the famed Bordeaux region, don't hesitate to put it in the fridge for a half-hour or so before drinking -- as if it just came out of a wine cellar.

    Lively Chilean Red Wine: 2017 Ventisquero Grey Glacier Single Block Carménère

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This wine is made with grapes grown in one particular block of the coastal vineyards of Chile’s Maipo Valley, and this winery tells us this vineyard is drip-irrigated from its own deep wells. The wine has fairly intense aromas which emphasize nice dark-red, even purple fruit. There are earthy, leather

    2018 Pam’s Unoaked Chardonnay

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    In this very moderately-price California chardonnay, a nice herby aroma is surprisingly followed by a feeling of sweetness on the front of the tongue, which dissipates into oaky peachiness in a medium body, with some butteriness. End-palate of apricot, minerality, some hints of chalk and lively acidity along with the

    Quintessential Sonoma Chardonnay: 2018 Jordan Russian River Valley Chardonnay

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    How often do you open a wine and get just what you’re hoping for? For me, this was one of those times when I got what I had hoped for in a Sonoma chardonnay: a wine that has some fruitiness and plenty of minerality, along with a backbone of structure.

    Classic and New: 2018 Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc

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    This is a wine that successfully straddles the line between old world and new world: some of the herbal and acidic tones of a structured classic wine, along with more modern roundness and the fruitiness. The experience begins with an aroma of tropical flowers, herbs and minerals. This transforms seamlessly

    Meditation Wine-Tasting?? A New Experience with Champagne Henriot Blanc de Blancs

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Searching for calmness in these times, when I heard about “meditation tasting” from the folks at Champagne Henriot, I immediately decided to try it. Then it occurred to me I might already be pretty relaxed if I was sipping champagne. But what if meditation-tasting (aka “meditasting”) could make things better?

    Versatile Napa Cab: 2017 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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    A versatile and extremely enjoyable Napa Cab in a post-modern style: not a fruit-bomb and not over-oaked. Plummy blackberry aromas with the heat of the sun-baked earth in the aroma, also notes of cocoa, leather and wild mountain herbs from this Eakle Ranch estate-grown fruit. Medium-hearty body with fine-grain tannins
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