Wine Spotlight

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This is the second in a three-part series on the terroirs of Central Otago. After Gibbston and Wanaka, last week,...

Central Otago Terroir Breakdown, Part 1: Gibbston and Wanaka

Craig Pinhey

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This is the first of a series of three articles on the terroir of Central Otago, the most southerly wine growing region in the world, at 45 degrees South, marked by a dry, semi-continental climate. Read More

Central Otago Terroir Breakdown, Part III: Bendigo and The Alexandra Basin

Craig Pinhey

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This is the last of a three part series on the terroirs of New Zealand’s Central Otago. After Gibbston and Wanaka and The Cromwell Basin and Bannockburn, we are finishing with Bendigo and The Alexandra Basin, the two lowest elevation, most easterly sub-regions. Read More

Heroic Viticulture on the island of Pantelleria

Joe Roberts

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The Ben Ryé name might mean “son of the wind” in Arabic, but given the difficulty of farming the grapes, Donnafugata might have been forgiven for naming it “son of a bitch!” Read More

Best of 2017: Wine Writer Prefers Cheapest Wine over Greatest

W. Blake Gray

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Sometimes columnist W. Blake Gray thinks the cheapest wine is the best. Read More

Things are looking up in Dão

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Winemakers such as Julia Kemper are leading the region’s revival. Read More

Corvina, my first love

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A chance encounter with a demure Italian red becomes a life-altering event. Read More

DISCOVERIES: Asti Secco is Italy’s New Dry Sparkling Wine

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Coming soon to a local wine shop: Dry sparkling Moscato from Piedmont. Read More

Rethinking Argentina

W. Blake Gray

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Is Malbec actually the grape Argentina does best? And what are the best wines to drink from Argentina? Read More

Simon’s Amber Revolution

Palate Press

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Palate Press' own Simon Woolf is in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to fund a book entitled Amber Revolution. Read More

DISCOVERIES: The Other Sauvignon Blanc

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In Arroyo Seco - a tiny California appellation most of us have never heard of - winemakers have been perfecting a different type of Sauvignon Blanc. Read More

Cavas de Paratges attempts to upsell Cava

W. Blake Gray

5 min read

Big Cava producers sold the Spanish bubbly worldwide by making it as cheap as possible. Now some producers think their wines are undervalued and want people to pay more. Read More

Exotic Wine Travel cracks Croatia

Simon J Woolf

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Books are strange things. In the 21st century, they’re curiously out of whack with our demands for immediacy, and fast...

Discoveries: 3 Wine & Spirits “Must-Trys” Before Summer Ends

Features Spirits Wine Spotlight

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DIY Vermouth, Chilled Red Wines, and aging in unusual barrels... Read More

Taking it Slow in Central Otago (Part II)

L.M. Archer

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The conclusion to our look at New Zealand's Pinot Paradise. Read More

Taking it Slow in Central Otago (Part 1)

L.M. Archer

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New Zealand's top region for Pinot Noir begins to realize that the path to site specific greatness requires patience. Read More

Sardinia: Beyond Cannonau

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Sardinia’s beloved red grape has a great back story, but there is much more depth to the island’s wine portfolio. Read More

Crossing Trentino

Elisabetta Tosi

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Exploring how Müller-Thurgau thrives in the Trentino mountains. Read More

The State of PA Wine

Mike Madaio

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Checking in on the Keystone State. Read More

The Sauternes Dilemma

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How will the famed region react to the global downshift in sweet wine sales? Read More

Champagne Updated: Celebrating a Sustainable Region

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CHAMPAGNE IN HISTORY For centuries, Champagne producers were focused on one thing: inspiring us to drink Champagne. Then they were...

Wines of the Past and Future in Alsace (Alsace – Part 5)

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A Traditional-Style Small Farmer – That’s What Winemaker Agathe Bursin Would Call Herself (Alsace – Day 4)

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A Way of Life: A Small Family Winery, Built on 500 Years of Alsace Tradition (Alsace – Part 3)

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(Click here to read Alsace – Part 1) (Click here to read Alsace – Part 2) Seriously, can you think...

What If Your Mother Was a Winemaker? (Alsace – Part 2)

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(Click here to read Alsace – Part 1) What would you do if your mother suddenly started making wine? Well,...

What Do You Talk About With Someone Whose Family Started Making Wine in the 17th Century? (Alsace – PART 1)

Wine Reviews

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I recently spent a (virtual) week in Alsace, France getting to know the wines through a handful of small, family...

The search for high-quality Cava begins in Penedès

Tracy Ellen Kamens

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As sparkling wines continue to grow in sales in the U.S., wine drinkers are looking for alternatives to Champagne, but...

How Valais put the charm in Chasselas

Simon J Woolf