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It’s Not Unusual to Love These Single-Serve Wines

Fabian Jauregui
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Usual Wines is a direct to consumer brand that (currently) offers only online ordering, which, at first blush, is certainly a breath of fresh air in the traditionally behind-the-times wine industry. They offer single-serve wines in 187ml (6.3oz) bottles, the perfect size for an individual serving, especially for those trying

Journey Through Fire: Stories from California

Michelle Williams
Features
5 min read
I was visiting Sonoma for a press trip. It was already unusual; of the four journalists attending, three had to withdraw at the last minute, leaving only the host -- Christina Starr of Ste Michelle Wine Estates -- and myself. Our itinerary included one property in Sonoma on Sunday, then

Make Bourbon, not Biofuel

Roger Morris
Features
4 min read
Melvin Matteson has serious reservations about becoming a media star. For decades, he has grown hundreds of acres of corn on his farm in Winthrop, Iowa, with little more to worry him other than the occasional tornado. Now, in semi-retirement, everyone, it seems, wants Matteson to show them his cornfield.

DISCOVERIES: The Other Sauvignon Blanc

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
3 min read
In Arroyo Seco - a tiny California appellation most of us have never heard of - winemakers have been perfecting a different type of Sauvignon Blanc: musqué. This particular clone [pronounced Moose-KAY] produces wine that is distinctly different from the traditional French green herb aromas or the New Zealand-style boxwood-scented