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Piedmont Part I: Barolo

Christina Pickard
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5 min read
In this series, we take a look at three of the most fascinating and diverse wine districts within Italy’s Piedmont region. We’ll be exploring what this most historic and traditional of wine regions looks like today, and highlighting some of the off-the-beaten-track producers quietly shaping the region’s future. First up

Just Like Chicken? Finding the Way to Oregon Chardonnay

Mary Cressler
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6 min read
“Chardonnay is like chicken." Years ago, while working for a small Oregon winery, a winemaker threw me off guard with this unexpected comment about his favorite wine.  It seemed strange to me, at the time, that someone who could chose from nearly any grape variety in the book chose Chardonnay as

Getting to grips with grappa

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
4 min read
In Friuli, the Nonino family makes grappa in a sophisticated spirit Earthy, rustic, fiery -- grappa's got a reputation as a real party animal, white lightning, Italian style. But did you know there are elegant, single-varietal grappas that can hold their own at the fanciest of soirées? Or grappa cocktails

I’ll have some Roussillon, hold the Rivesaltes

W. Blake Gray
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4 min read
Today I take pleasure in upending one of the most common wine story tropes: the "disappearing underappreciated wine" story. These stories play the emotions like a zither: loss, urgency to act, the opportunity to be one of a special group of people who appreciate exotic beauty. I've written a bunch

Vinho Verde: The Grass is Always Greener

Simon J Woolf
Feature Stories
3 min read
Confession time: Years ago, I used to think I was sophisticated because not only did I know that Port and Mateus Rosé came from Portugal, I also knew and loved Vinho Verde. What could be better at the height of summer than something crisp, white and ever so slightly frizzante?