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The Case of the Copycat Cases

Gary Thomas
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4 min read
The designer and producer of a highly rated wine suitcase has accused a major wine gear purveyor of stealing his design. Barry Wax, who conceived and produced the original VinGardeValise (VGV) in 2014, alleged that the new Vino-Voyage (VV) wine suitcase - designed and marketed by Wine Enthusiast – is

2016 Primarius Pinot Gris

Becky Sue Epstein
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1 min read
The wine is an appealing pale pink-gold, reflecting the color or the grape. To begin, there’s a woodsy aroma, that hints at the wine’s Oregon origins, then tints of stone fruit on the palate. A medium body, with a hint of bitterness and acidity on the palate that indicates it

2016 Mari Vineyards Grüner Veltliner

Becky Sue Epstein
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1 min read
By Becky Sue Epstein Northern Michigan is starting to look like any other orchard-turned-wine-country around the world, with Old World-style wineries as well as modern buildings dotting the landscape. Wineries here are crafting classic vitis vinifera wines from grapes grown right on their properties, wherever possible. The tasting room staff

2017 Coste A Preola Grillo Biologico Sicilia IGT

Becky Sue Epstein
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1 min read
With vineyards located inside a World Wildlife Preserve in Sicily, Gorghi Tondi’s owners are focused on sustainable and organic agriculture. Even the "cork" is 100% recyclable: Nomacorc's zero carbon footprint line, made from sugar cane. These grapes are grown around Lake Preola, very close to the Mediterranean coast in Western

Barefoot Pinot Noir

Becky Sue Epstein
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1 min read
by Becky Sue Epstein A wine for pizza and brownies. Really. When you go in to pick up an upscale pizza and spy those giant cookies and brownies stacked on the counter right next to the cash register, this is the time to get the brownies. After sampling several of

(Re)Discovering Sagrantino

Elisabetta Tosi
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5 min read
I still remember my first Sagrantino wine. It was a relatively rare Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito. And I found it to be a very tannic sweet red wine -- hard to drink for someone who was used to the gentle silkiness of my native Recioto della Valpolicella. Fast forward a

Law and Order DOC: No Wine before its Crime

Gary Thomas
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10 min read
How would Sherlock Holmes deal with wine crime? After all, the famous detective definitely appreciated fine wine. In the very first Holmes story (“The Sign of the Four”) he drank not only red burgundy from Beaune with lunch, but old Hungarian Tokay and three glasses of port after dinner, and