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The State of PA Wine

Fabian Jauregui
Feature Stories
4 min read
It's been nearly five years since Joe Roberts visited with a dozen Pennsylvania winemakers to learn about their commitment to quality dry wines, so an invite to the recent PA Sommelier Judgement Day event -- hosted at Nectar restaurant in the Philadelphia suburb of Berwyn -- seemed like a good
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What We’re Drinking: Pazo Señorans Albariño 2016

Fabian Jauregui
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A standout among a recent tasting through ten bottles of '15 and '16 Albariño, this wine likely benefited from nonconformity, offering riper, rounder flavor in a sea of austerity. Those who relish Albariño's unrelenting acidic assault may in fact miss that here, though there's certainly no dearth of vibrancy. In
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Lentils Worth Loving

Fabian Jauregui
Features
3 min read
“What’s for dinner?” asks my wife, as she’s wont to do. “Lentils,” I reply. Though she attempts to hide it, I can see in her eyes she’s crestfallen. “With sausage,” I add hastily. Later, though, at the table, she’s eating heartily. I cautiously request a verdict. “Much better than I
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On Going Back

Fabian Jauregui
Features
2 min read
Recently I visited Italy’s Marche region for the first time. The landscape in this tiny, unheralded area of the boot is astounding. To the west, the steeper eastern slopes of the Apennines bear down, while the gentle Adriatic eclipses the horizon to the east. Upon rounding each hair-raising turn on

Porcaccia di Montefalco

Fabian Jauregui
Features
2 min read
I was surfing aimlessly through Facebook, just like any other day, when a particular image caught my eye... for, well, obvious reasons, once you see it below. It appeared to be called "porcaccia," which, although I was unfamiliar with the word (and Facebook was unable to translate correctly), must have,
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A Light Lunch at Scacciadiavoli

Fabian Jauregui
Features
4 min read
Upon receiving the itinerary for our wine tour of Montefalco, the following entry immediately jumps out: 12:00 - Visit, tasting, and light lunch at winery Scacciadiavoli. Light lunch? In Umbria? Though my skepticism runs rampant, I’m intrigued to discover what might await us. In anticipation, we breakfast in traditional Italian

Explore Beer Aromas with Hop Blast

Fabian Jauregui
Beer Reviews
2 min read
Perhaps the most vivid memory of my wine training is of repeated olfactory forays into containers stuffed with leather, lavender, grass, beef jerky, etc., in order to discover signature wine aromas and flavors. Though it may be cliche to use the term wine epiphany, I certainly had my fair share
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Your New Favorite Tomato Sauce

Fabian Jauregui
Features
3 min read
In 2009, riding the wave of popularity  of Top Chef - and perhaps the peak of reality cooking shows in general - Bravo debuted Chef Academy, a new program following French celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli in his quest to open a training center that would groom amateur chefs into