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      2022 Merriam Blanc de Noirs, 25th anniversary sparkling wine: sustainably made

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      Love Letter to a Volcano-with White Wine

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      Startlingly Vivid Prosecco-and More-from this Castle Winery in Italy

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      2006 Château Signac, Cuvée Combe d’enfer

      Remy Charest
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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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      A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

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      Wohlfert Distilling Craft Spirits Ride on Prohibition Heritage

      Deborah Grossman
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      Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage

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      Downtown Healdsburg for Fine Wine and Gourmet Dining

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      Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

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      Memorable Sunsets and Cuisine at Elk Cove Inn

      Barbara Barrielle
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      Classic Chinese Fine Dining at Z&Y Peking Duck

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      Montréal Chefs Star in the Culinary World

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      Recharge-Relax-Decompress-Dine in Monterey CA

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      A Long Weekend in Newport Beach, California

      Don Sonderling
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    Exploding Onto the Scene: Realizing the Potential of Etna Wines

    Simon J Woolf
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    When Ciro Biondi announced that he was going to abandon his career as an architect, in order to revive the generations-old family wine business, his father was not impressed. In fact he was so unimpressed, he refused to even taste a bottle of the estate's wine when it was put

    Palate Press Group Websites

    David Honig
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    A few weeks ago Palate Press published a story entitled WBC12 - Observations and Opportunities. In that story we first introduced the new idea of Palate Press Group Websites. The idea flowed from a few observations at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon. There, we noted that the growing

    Beyond Bordeaux, China’s Taste for Wine Uncorked

    Elizabeth Wishnick
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    A new sophistication about wine is emerging in China, where only a few years ago it was common to see people at banquets mixing Coca-Cola or Sprite with their Great Wall red. At first Chinese wine drinkers gravitated to status purchases of wine from the great châteaux Bordeaux, but now

    Napa Cult Cabs, ‘They’re Absolutely Getting Screwed’

    Evan Dawson
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    Sometimes a wine is so good, so special, that it stays in your brain for days. Weeks, or even months. And sometimes it can force you to confront what you think you know about wine. That was the case after I was mesmerized by a bottle of 1994 Dunn Howell

    100 Percent Grapes: Finding Natural Wine in Tuscany

    Marko Kovac
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    Amidst the discussion among wine writers on just how much “natural wines” should be included in wine lists, I am flipping through a 50-page wine list in one of Siena, Italy’s more renowned osterias. “So, anything interesting in there?” my Significant Other wonders, me being lost among wines of Italy’s

    Sugar, Part II: What Does Acid Do?

    Erika Szymanski
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    People who concern themselves with "consumer acceptability" of fruit know that sugar is a pretty good predictor of how consumers will feel about a given apple or grape or orange; the more sugar (that is, the higher the °Brix level), the more people like the fruit in question. But the

    Best White Wines for Fall

    Meg Houston Maker
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    There’s a crunch of leaves underfoot and a tinge of wood smoke in the air. Monarch butterflies, little jags of flame, meander in a big cerulean sky. Fall’s upon us here in New England. Gone are the high summer patio days that found me grilling quick suppers at 8:30 p.m.

    2011 Colene Clemens Rosé of Pinot Noir

    Ryan Reichert
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    Clear, medium-light orange pink in color. Clean medium intensity aromas of stone fruit, candied citrus, lemon, and white flowers. Dry on the palate with medium acidity, medium-full body, and medium flavors of citrus zest, peach, pink apples, and yellow cherry. Medium finish. Recommended (89-91). RR WHO: Colene Clemens WHAT: Pinot
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