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      2024 “this life” brut AOC Crémant de Limoux – A Valentine Sparkler

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      Silverado Vineyards “Solo” Cabernet Sauvignon

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      Palio Wins San Francisco Dining after 35 Years

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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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      Hidden Italian Getaway Near Venice: Discovering Asolo’s charm, wine and history

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      A History of Wine near Venice in Six Families

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      Bardessono the Ultimate Retreat in Yountville

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    Challenges in a Great Red Wine Region – in Portugal

    Marisa D'Vari
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    If you’re like most people, the light-bodied, refreshing Vinho Verde is what comes to mind when you think of wines from Portugal. Few today can name a producer making a “serious” red wine or describe its grapes or style.  The fact is, most of these wines are consumed within Portugal

    1995 Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha Vintage Porto

    David Honig
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    Smoke, espresso, red fruits and herbs show on the nose. On the palate dates, nuts, and espresso give way to sweetness from dried red fruits and toffee. Sweetness lingers, with grainy tannins and a surprising pop of lavender. Chewy, rich, with layers of dessert flavors and a moderate alcohol bite,

    Has Yeast Domesticated Us?

    Erika Szymanski
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    In his outstanding volume The Art of Fermentation, Sandor Ellix Katz makes the disturbing proposition that rather than us having domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae – the yeast used to ferment wine as well as (most) beer and bread – S. cerevisiae has instead domesticated us. Katz is a fermentation wizard, the

    Tempranillo: the Spanish Side of Texas Wine

    David Furer
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    As a state rightfully associated with sunshine and warm, Texas's ability to effectively ripen grapes to their full potential is often misunderstood. Soils stingy in porosity and friability, hail and drought during the vegetative cycle — and of course an excess of heat and sunlight — have contributed to difficulties

    Incursions in the Urban Wine Region

    Jennifer Cossey
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    There is a new kind of wine region becoming part of the landscape and a “must not miss” element on a wine tourist’s itinerary. Unlike traditional wine country, the landscape of this up-and-coming region is not littered with grape vines; instead its fields are full of skyscrapers. This is urban

    How Wine Criticism Is Changing

    David White
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    Twice in the past three months, the wine world has been rocked by news from Robert Parker, the world's most famous wine critic. In December, Parker announced that he'd sold a "substantial interest" in the Wine Advocate, the influential magazine he founded in 1978, to a trio of Singapore-based investors

    Wine Science 3 – Oxidation, a Palate Press Video

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    Tom Mansell, Ph.D., Palate Press' Science Editor, offers a seven-part lecture in the science of wine. He discusses yeast, esters, flaws, and even how to fix some flaws. Tom is an entertaining and informative speaker. We hope you enjoy Wine Science Part 3, Oxidation. d d d Wine Science, Part

    Oregon’s ¡Salud! Program: The Power of Passion, Pinot, and People

    L.M. Archer
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    Willamette Valley’s pioneering ¡Salud! program illustrates the power of passion, pinot and people. ¡Salud!’s mission is simple: provide quality health care services to seasonal vineyard workers — the only program of its kind in the nation. ¡Salud! derives its name from the traditional Spanish toast meaning “To Your Health,” and
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