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The Rise and Fall and Rise of Coravin

Becky Sue Epstein
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4 min read
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Coravin, founder Greg Lambrecht is both better and worse off than he had ever dared to hope. On one hand, Coravin is being touted as a “disturbance in the wine world” – a game-changing gadget. And on the other, Coravin has just

Casinos in Wine Country

Evan Dawson
Features
5 min read
Two American Regions Listen to the Promises While Studying the History When industry leaves a region, the result is more than just job loss. Regions build identities on industries, so when big manufacturers move to China, or auto companies go bankrupt, it can lead to a complex set of regional

Putting Ontario wine on the map

W. Blake Gray
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6 min read
To understand wine in Ontario, Canada, you just need to look at two maps.First, let me answer what everybody outside Canada is asking: Why should you care? There are some world-class wines being made in Ontario that you can buy from wine shops in New York and have shipped anywhere

Outstanding value in St. Chinian

Simon J Woolf
Feature Stories
3 min read
Developing a taste for fine wine can sometimes be more a curse than a blessing. There are moments when drinkability alone isn't enough. Simple fruit-driven wines fail to satisfy. Perhaps you crave more sophistication, character, elegance or complexity – a wine that goes beyond being mere liquid, providing contemplation into

Wine Bath and Beyond

Daniel Demers
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3 min read
“That wine has been in the bath room for one week, and you is the thirty-eighth person that bathed in it.” A story about bathing in wine was first published in 1859 in numerous U.S. periodicals. Variations were republished over the next three decades. At first blush, it seems a