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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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      Palate Press Wine of the Week (Feb 14-19)

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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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      Pisco Power: South American spirit gaining in popularity, quality

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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

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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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      Classic Chinese Fine Dining at Z&Y Peking Duck

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    Great wine does not exist: An interview with Albino Armani

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    “Great wine? To me it does not exist. In fact, what do you mean by this word, ‘great?' Famous, expensive, noble…? To me, even a humble Vernatsch with a daily meal can be ‘great’ if it is representative of its region. That’s why I’m not interested in tasting a ‘great

    Remembering Peter Mondavi

    Michelle Locke
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    Peter Mondavi of Charles Krug Winery, a luminary of Napa Valley Wine, passed away recently. Palate Press remembers his legacy by revisiting this interview with columnist Michelle Locke from 2015, back when he was only 100.  Peter Mondavi. Sr. is holding a cork from a 1966 bottle of Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon,

    On the ryes: Canadian whisky gains respect

    Michelle Locke
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    Canadian whisky has always had respectable sales in the U.S. It just hasn’t always gotten a lot of respect. That’s changed. Take the Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye whisky that was named World Whisky of the Year by expert Jim Murray in his 2016 Whisky Bible.  Other brands of note

    Millennials drink more wine, post about it on Facebook

    Roger Morris
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    Don’t think that presidential politics is the only game of “who do you love?” now being played out. Just as pollsters have been surveying voter preferences in places as diverse as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, researchers hired by the Wine Market Council (WMC) have been surveying adult Americans

    NV or not NV? Champagne reserves strengthen non-vintage consistency

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    One of the world's greatest wines is anathema to things many enophiles stand for: * It doesn't express the terroir of a vineyard * It's not the expression of a vintage * It's not made from organic or biodynamic grapes The wine is Champagne. Grower Champagnes are increasingly popular in the U.S.,

    Wine under attack: UK guidelines discount moderation

    Simon J Woolf
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    Back in the heady days of October 2015, I won a prize for wine writing, announced at the DWCC conference in Bulgaria. The competition's main sponsor was the campaigning organization Wine In Moderation, whose director Stylianos Filopolous had the slightly hapless task of speaking to an audience more interested in

    Iconic Wineries of the Atlantic Coast

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    The soil and the climate have always been here.  But it took a few centuries to find the right grapes to plant, to develop the needed modern techniques in the vineyards and wineries, and to see winegrowers emerge with the knowledge, stamina, resources and vision to create iconic, high-quality wines

    Three secrets of a great wine: an interview with Federico Giotto

    Elisabetta Tosi
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    Hurdles, knowledge, thought. These sound like parts of a philosophical theory, or features of a poem. Yet Federico Giotto is not a poet or philosopher…or should I say he is? You decide, after reading this interview. To begin, I will only say that Federico is a young, renowned Italian winemaker
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