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In Italy, a tough vintage

Elisabetta Tosi
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4 min read
“We work in a factory without a roof, and have to accept what the sky gives us… but I have never seen a summer like this,” sighs the old grape grower. Living in an area of wine production puts me in touch with the daily problems, hopes, joys and frustrations of

Wine in the aftermath of the “Great Quake”

Daniel Demers
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3 min read
Several weeks ago a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck outside of Napa, California, leaving many in the wine industry reeling. However, in 1906, a 7.8 magnitude quake struck with even more dire consequences for the California wine industry. After the shaking had ended, a fire erupted that literally sent half of

The fine art of not drinking wine

Simon J Woolf
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3 min read
  Maybe this is a problem that no self-respecting wine lover should ever have. But it can happen – you cook up a storm in the kitchen on a Monday night, your significant other looks longingly at the wine rack – and quicker than you can say “Agiorgitiko” there's an

Six Rosés to Try This Summer

Becky Sue Epstein
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7 min read
If there’s one style of wine we can’t get enough of in summer it’s rosé. We love it as a sparkling or still wine, in wineglasses at home or on a picnic, or even in plastic (slight wince) at the pool or the beach. Pink = fun Why? The color

Outstanding value in St. Chinian

Simon J Woolf
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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