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High up in Arizona: Discovering the Sonoita AVA

Lisa Strid
Features
6 min read
A large, loping dog greets me at the gate, followed in short order by a woman in work gloves on a four-wheeler who casually asks, “Can I help you?” “I’m Lisa,” I tell her, “the enology student from Oregon who e-mailed you a few weeks ago.” “Oh, yes!” she replies,

Quady Winery Wins Best US Winery

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
3 min read
Last Thanksgiving, wine producer Andy Quady enjoyed a recipe he’d recommended in a recent email blast. His daughter’s boyfriend had made it—a squash pie with a little of his dessert wine Essensia (instead of a spirit) mixed into the custard-read more-

VINO2010 Conference Report

Becky Sue Epstein
Features
3 min read
Billed as the largest Italian wine conference outside of Italy, VINO2010, held February 2–5 in New York City, drew hundreds of people in the wine and food sector from across the US: wine buyers and distributors, retailers and restaurateurs, and-read more-

Deirdre Heekin’s Bitter Alchemy

Meg Houston Maker
Features
7 min read
“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-

Deirdre Heekin’s Bitter Alchemy

Meg Houston Maker
Features
7 min read
“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-

The Upside of Doon

Meg Houston Maker
Features
4 min read
Randall Grahm, celebrated winemaker of Bonny Doon Vineyard, is betting the farm on one big, beautiful idea: terroir. In his new book, Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology, he shares his witty, irreverent, and thoroughly refreshing take on-read more-