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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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      2007 Castello di Nipozzano Mormoretto

      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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      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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      Portland, Eaters Paradise

      Deborah Grossman
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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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      Classic Chinese Fine Dining at Z&Y Peking Duck

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    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

    Becky Sue Epstein
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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

    NV Faire La Fête Brut Crémant de Limoux

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    I approached this sparkling wine with a bit of skepticism – but it was completely unfounded. First, I was leery of the name “Faire La Fête” which means “to party.” Second, I have never heard of this producer, and there’s essentially no information online. Third, this wine comes from the

    2019 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Rosé

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This is a dry rosé made in California, from the sangiovese grape; the same grape made famous by Italian wines like Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The wine is a clear, light tawny cranberry color. It has nice minerally aromas with hint of fruit. Peach-strawberry fruit

    Rosé of Sangiovese?

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    2019 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Rosé This dry rosé is something different: it’s made in Napa, California, from sangiovese – the grape you know from classic Italian wines such as Chianti and Brunello. It is made at the family-owned Pope Valley winery, from their Eakle Ranch Vineyard grapes. Assistant

    Chianti Classico: A Professional Evaluation of the 2018 Vintage

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    Daenna Van Mulligen looks at the 2018 vintage and select wines from 2015, 2016, 2017 The 27th annual “Chianti Classic Collection” took place as usual, in early February in Florence, Italy. Despite the Italian government checking temperatures of every person entering the country when I arrived, by the time I

    Versatile Value Wine: 2016 Raimat “Pirinenca” Tempranillo

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    Having been told this was an extremely versatile Tempranillo, I decided to put it to the test at our local library's potluck dinner this week – and it’s true. Tasted beforehand, the wine began with sweet fruit flavors and cedar/baking spices on the nose and dark red fruit on the

    Everyday Wine from a Remarkable Place: 2018 Kellerei Bozen “Perl” Lagrein

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This wine is produced by a remarkable cooperative of 224 families that was founded in 1908 in the Northern Italian mountainous territory of Alto Adige, also known as Südtirol. It's a lovely every-day wine made with indigenous lagrein grapes. Red fruit and flowers in the aroma. Sweet red fruit and
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