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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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      Book review: The Wine Bible, second edition

      Becky Sue Epstein
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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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      Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty

      Barbara Barrielle
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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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      Santa Rosa Craft Beer and Food Take Center Stage

      Deborah Grossman
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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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      Luxury Hotels That Love Dogs Maybe More Than Their Owners

      Barbara Barrielle
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    Old Vines: In the Rhône Valley, it’s Not a Marketing Slogan, it’s Saving the 2015 Vintage

    Evan Dawson
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    On a 97-degree day in France’s Northern Rhône Valley, I was standing at the top of a vertiginous parcel of vines with a chain-smoking winemaker. There wasn’t a single part of Laurent Courbis that seemed coached or “media-trained” or careful. He was the picture of authenticity. And then he said

    Exploring epicurean experiences: 5 Oregon wineries with restaurants

    Mary Cressler
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    Winemakers will often tell you that their wines are meant to be enjoyed with food. But how often does a winery have a chance to prove it to their guests? In the U.S. more wineries have begun incorporating food and wine pairings into their hospitality programs. However, few of them

    What We’re Drinking – 2014 Balletto “Teresa’s Unoaked” Chardonnay

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    I was pleasantly surprised with this Chardonnay because I’ve been tasting a number of Balletto wines this summer, and though they’ve been well-liked at the dinner table this is the first one I’ve wanted to write about. The first sip shows that this is definitely not what you’d expect of
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    Your New Favorite Tomato Sauce

    Fabian Jauregui
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    In 2009, riding the wave of popularity  of Top Chef - and perhaps the peak of reality cooking shows in general - Bravo debuted Chef Academy, a new program following French celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli in his quest to open a training center that would groom amateur chefs into

    Three stunning structures: Italian wineries to visit

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    What do wine critics and wine lovers usually say when are talking about wine? They talk about the vineyards, the climate, the soil, the agronomic practices, the winemaking process, the history of the producer, the label, the wine reviews… Everything but the winery itself. This is because most wineries are

    Water and wine in drought-stricken California

    Michelle Locke
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    Drive into the Cakebread Cellars parking lot and it seems fairly normal. Nicer and prettier than most, sure, but otherwise standard. But look a little closer and you discover a cleverly engineered facility designed to up the winery’s water game. The pavers are permeable and rest atop a foot of

    What We’re Drinking – 2014 La Villa Barton Rosé

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    With a curvy bottle and a delicate, pale-salmon tinted color, this is not a naive rosé: it is French, after all. The aromas are hearty stone fruit with a hint of tangerine. Stone fruit continues onto the palate which is balanced by light acidity and minerality. A biggish mouthfeel continuing

    Roditis: Crisp and food-friendly with a touch of uncertainty

    W. Blake Gray
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    Roditis is a mystery. Roditis is nobody's favorite wine grape. Roditis is the kind of wine you drink after your palate is tired of more impressive stuff. Roditis wins no wine ratings or competitions, but it consistently wins the empty-bottle test. Roditis vines are like white people: there's a lot
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