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Taste & Tour: The Spectacular Vineyards of Trentino-Alto Adige Italy
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An Unusual Beauty: Tissot’s Patchwork Chardonnay400 Words (or So) on a Determined Mellow
Singular WinesApril 6, 2021 3 min read -
Still Essential: La Marca di San MichelePlus, Other Updates (Including Some Delisting) for the Essential Winemakers
Still EssentialMarch 20, 2021 7 min read -
Why Napa’s Steve Matthiasson Isn’t Losing Faith After 2020A Spate of Fires and Uphill Battles Can’t Discourage the Sustainably Minded Winemaker
Winemaker InterviewsMarch 17, 2021 14 min read -
The Tightrope of François Chidaine’s “Les Bournais”400 Words (or so) on Elusiveness in Chenin Blanc
Singular WinesFebruary 17, 2021 3 min read -
The Challenge of Teaching Pinot NoirThe World of Wine is Opaque As It Is, But Especially So With Pinot Noir
Essays on WineJanuary 31, 2021 8 min read -
Gurrieri’s Classy Cerasuolo di Vittoria400 Words (or so) on the Potential of Nero d'Avola and Frappato
Singular WinesJanuary 22, 2021 3 min read -
Can Schioppettino Go the Distance?500 Words (Or So) on Aging Friuli's Greatest Red Wine
Singular WinesJanuary 11, 2021 4 min read -
An Easy Guide to Italian Sparkling WineBreaking Down Your Italian Options for Bubbly
First Taste GuidesDecember 29, 2020 13 min read -
Tasting Report: Sweet Wines for ChristmasSugar Plum Fairies from Roussillon, Sicily, Tuscany and Jerez
Wine Buyer's GuidesDecember 21, 2020 9 min read -
Opening a Bottle’s Top 12 Wines of 2020A Mixed-Case of Highlights from a Home-Bound Year
Top Wines of the YearDecember 9, 2020 20 min read -
First-Taste Guide to Ribera del DueroWriter Clay Dillow Explores the Evolving Landscape of a Spanish Wine Goliath
First Taste GuidesDecember 2, 2020 14 min read -
8 More Compelling Thanksgiving WinesBecause I Can't Help But Share What I've Been Drinking
Wine Buyer's GuidesNovember 23, 2020 6 min read -
Wine for a Pandemic Thanksgiving: It’s Still BeaujolaisCOVID-19 May Have Spoiled Some Traditions, But Not This One
Pairing Wine and FoodNovember 16, 2020 8 min read -
Why Beaujolais is the Perfect Gateway to French WineLearn About the 10 Cru of Beaujolais at This Week's Virtual Tasting
Virtual TastingsNovember 7, 2020 3 min read -
An Exquisite Savagnin: Domaine de la Borde350 Words (Or So) on a Reductive Savagnin from the Jura
Singular WinesOctober 27, 2020 3 min read
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