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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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      2017 Olema Pinot Noir, Sonoma County – a lightly exuberant wine

      Becky Sue Epstein
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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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      A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

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      How to love vermouth

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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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      Luxury Hotels That Love Dogs Maybe More Than Their Owners

      Barbara Barrielle
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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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      Recharge-Relax-Decompress-Dine in Monterey CA

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      Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

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    2017 Handley Water Tower Chardonnay, Anderson Valley

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    I found myself charmed by this Northern California Chardonnay – which turned out to be anything but typical. The wine is clean and crisp with a touch of fruit. It’s actually a great introduction to the Chablis style of Chardonnay. Minerality jumps out at you in the aroma and persists

    2019 The Vice Saint Laurent, “Majorelle”, Napa Valley, Single Vineyard

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    I was surprised to find the St. Laurent grape grown in the Napa Valley, since I usually encounter it only in Austria. In fact this wine is made from the grapes of one single vineyard in Napa.  The wine has heady, sharp, boysenberry aromas and a bright flavor, light and

    2014 Fattoria Paradiso Vigna Delle Lepri, Sangiovese Riserva Bertinoro, Romagna DOC

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Fattoria Paradiso sits in Emilia-Romagna,  a region of Italy that is just east of Tuscany, so it is not surprising that many of their great wines are made with the same grape as Chianti, Montepulciano and Brunello: sangiovese. In this case, the wine is made with sangiovese grosso, the traditional

    2020 Gorgo San Michelin – Custoza DOC, Vino Biologico

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    A classic white wine blend from a little-known area near the famed Lake Garda, in the Veneto region of Italy. The wine is medium-light bodied, with a whisper of pineapple in the aroma, more light tropical & citrus notes on the palate, and a lightly-mineral, crisp finish. This is an

    2017 Gary Farrell Russian River Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, McDonald Mountain Vineyard

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Drink up, and move on. Have you ever fallen in love with someone’s beauty and vitality, enjoyed them to the hilt all evening – only to find the attraction had dissipated by morning? That’s the experience I had with this Pinot Noir by Gary Farrell Winery,  wonderful as an aperitif;

    Penelope Bourbon: How to Create Your Own American Whiskey

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Why does someone start a bourbon brand named Penelope Bourbon? Are you sitting at home in New Jersey, thrilled that you and your wife are going to finally have a baby, talking with your childhood best friend, and the subject of bourbon just happens to come up? Perhaps. And if

    How Did the “Tokay” Grape Disappear?

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Twenty years ago, there were three different, fairly well-known European grapes commonly referred to as “tokay” (with various spellings); today there is only one. These three grapes came from three separate countries: Italy, France and Hungary. With the launch of the European Union in the mid-1990s, grape names have been

    An Unexpected Italian White Wine: Friulano

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    From the organic Aquila del Torre Winery in the extreme northeastern region of Italy Imagine a wine that is layered and deep, echoing the soil and the hillside terroir where it is grown. And this is a white wine – perhaps not exactly what you might be expecting, since more
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