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

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      2008 De Martino Cabernet-Malbec

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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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      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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      Downtown Healdsburg for Fine Wine and Gourmet Dining

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      Montréal Chefs Star in the Culinary World

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      A Long Weekend in Newport Beach, California

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    It’s Not Unusual to Love These Single-Serve Wines

    Fabian Jauregui
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    Usual Wines is a direct to consumer brand that (currently) offers only online ordering, which, at first blush, is certainly a breath of fresh air in the traditionally behind-the-times wine industry. They offer single-serve wines in 187ml (6.3oz) bottles, the perfect size for an individual serving, especially for those trying

    Everywhere you go there is wine being made: should there be?

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    The Promise of Extreme Northern Wines -- One Case, Anyhow It seems to me that too many people are trying to make wine in extreme locations around the world. Case in point: I was quite surprised -- and somewhat skeptical about the results-- to find that wine grapes have been
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    Kin’s Quest for Booze-Free Euphoria

    Fabian Jauregui
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    With the rise of virgin cocktails and other such concoctions among the most interesting trends of the past year or so, I jumped at the chance to sample High Rhode by Kin Euphorics, a new beverage not only contains no alcohol but also promises to produce “a buzz without the

    The Approachable Juggernaut Wine: 2015 Juggernaut Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    At the risk of sounding like a Captain Obvious, this is a juggernaut of a bottle: it’s taller, broader, and much heavier than the average wine bottle today, which lends the wine a certain feel of grandeur. In fact, this is not a grand wine, but a very approachable cabernet

    Embracing the Obscure with Slow Wine USA

    Fabian Jauregui
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    Here's a fun fact: the Slow Food organization was created, in 1986, during a protest at the proposed location of a new McDonald's near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Yep, that same famous Mickey D's that is today regularly listed atop the list of world's greatest Golden Arches locations. Though

    Does this wine remind you of Sting? There’s a reason: 2016 “When We Dance” Chianti DOCG

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This is the wine that opened the mind of a white-wine-lover to red wines. (Go, Oliver!) From the beginning, he noticed it was a lighter color, and less likely to hit him over the head with the first sip. What he – and many people -- don’t realize is that

    Finding Destiny, Love…And Wine

    Kathleen Willcox
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    Do you know what tesserae are? I didn’t before my recent visit to Garden Creek Vineyards in Geyserville, California. (For the record, tesserae are small blocks of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic). Picking up ancient Greek lingo isn’t standard practice at wineries,

    Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky

    David Honig
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    Coffey stills aren't in that much use anymore, and when used, it's usually for grain whisky. But the Japanese Nikka Distillery is using it to make malt whisky as well as their more well-known grain whisky. The color is gold, with a hint of copper. On the nose, pound cake
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