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      Love Letter to a Volcano-with White Wine

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      2009 Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett

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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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      Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

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      Travel for 2025 Makes a Great Holiday Gift – Romance, Family, Celebration or Solo

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      Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

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      The Bounty of the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood

      Barbara Barrielle
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      Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

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    Embracing the Obscure

    David White
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    This past weekend in Sonoma County, California, 17 vintners gathered for a wine tasting they dubbed “The 7 Percent Solution.” As the organizers explained, “roughly 93 percent of Northern California vineyard acreage is planted to eight major grape varietals. The remaining 7 percent is home to numerous lesser-known varietals, [which]

    2009 Quinta Dos Murcas Reserva

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    At first, the aromas of this deep purple wine are of just-picked grapes and new wine, but it soon evolves in the glass to a dark fruitiness.  And on the palate, the wine is light at first, but becomes bigger and then gives up dark fruit with accents of wild,

    2011 Red Newt Cellars Sawmill Creek Vineyards Riesling

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    In a tasting of Finger Lakes Rieslings, this wine stood out because of its finesse and complexity.  It has a classic Riesling aroma of minerals shading into honeyed pear.  The flavor is somewhat crisp, layered and mineral, with citrus too. More tropical fruit and grapefruit appear as it warms in

    Terroir: Do We Have Evidence?

    Erika Szymanski
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    At this point, its reasonably common knowledge that terroir isn’t all about soil. Studies since the 1970’s have told us that wine from grapes grown on different soil types in different locations don’t necessary taste different. Nouveau chic wine critics – Steve Heimoff, Eric Asimov, W. Blake Gray, among others

    NV Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    This is an impressive Champagne, especially as it’s the entry-level non-vintage for this Champagne House.  Medium-light straw-gold in color. A nice, strong yeast and toasted aroma, almost like Marmite but in a good way (if you can imagine that).  On the palate, more toast, fruit and lemon integrate into a

    Standing out of the crowd through crowdfunding: a new world for wine writers

    Jeff Siegel
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    In the old days, Alice Feiring knew exactly what she needed to do to launch her natural wine newsletter – find a publisher willing to give her an advance. But the old days are gone, and publishers are worrying about other things, like staying in business. So Feiring, perhaps the

    Wine With Salad: Pairing Tricks from the Pros

    Meg Houston Maker
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    Your guests have arrived, and your dinner party is bubbling along. Everyone’s twirling flutes of Champagne and nibbling canapés as they chitchat and catch up. You sit for apps, and more wine is poured. The chatter now mingles with jolly tintinnabulations of cutlery and stemware. Soon that course is through,

    2012 Viña Santa Rita Reserva Sauvignon Blanc

    David Honig
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    This has a hugely grassy nose, with a background of sweet lemon and honeydew. The palate mirrors the nose, with big grassy flavor, some gooseberry, then sweet/tart citrus and melon. Toward the finish it adds a touch of toast. It is a pleasant wine with a lot going on for
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