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2013: A Vintage Year in Champagne?

Caroline Henry
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As the year draws to a close, and the base wines have finished their alcoholic fermentation the people of Champagne are excited about the 2013 vintage.  Many had been worried by the late harvest dates; it has been 25 years since the harvest dates lingered into October. The development of

The Goldilocks Vintage: California Wines from 2012

Katie Myers
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With all the buzz around California’s 2013 harvest, it’s easy to forget that 2012 was pretty spectacular as well –and it’s hitting the wine shelves now. “2012 was a Goldilocks vintage,” said Alder Yarrow of Vinography and JancisRobinson.com fame, who presented the 2012 vintage, earlier this fall, in New York

2009 Northern California Harvest Report

Ward Kadel - drXeNo
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The many storied wine regions of Northern California experienced a harvest this year that was in one way, ideal and in another quite anxiety-inducing.  Fruit growth was delayed this year by a cooler spring and summer, but the overall temperatures-read more-