News
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10Dec'19
CALIFORNIA , NAPA VALLEY
In Defense of California Cabernet
“What do you think goes well with California Cabernets?” Across the table at noreetuh, an elevated Hawaiian restaurant in the E...
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19Nov'19
NEW YORK WINES
Working the Crush at Red Tail Ridge
The five hour drive up to the Finger Lakes’ Red Tail Ridge Vineyard on an overcast, early October afternoon did not disappoint thi...
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02Apr'18
CHAMPAGNE
Champagne Billecart-Salmon Celebrates 200 Years
Champagne Billecart-Salmon celebrates their bicentenary this year and they have been celebrating across the globe. Such festivitie...
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18Dec'17
BURGUNDY, FRANCE , ORGANIC , BIODYNAMIC
The Preparation and Practice of Emmanuel Giboulot
For Emmanuel Giboulot there are no fancy appellations. Do not expect a Montrachet, a Corton-Charlemagne or a Chassagne under his n...
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03Oct'17
BURGUNDY, FRANCE
A New Era for Marsannay
Laurent Fournier, winemaker at Domaine Jean Fournier, is deeply and understandably attached to his land—not to mention the l...
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12Jun'17
BIODYNAMIC , ARGENTINA
Balance in the Vineyard
One of the first biodynamic producers in Mendoza, Andrej Razumovsky purchased an empty plot of 35ha in 2005, off the beaten path, ...
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26May'17
SPIRITS , TRAVEL
Wigle - America's youngest, oldest Whiskey...
Wigle distillery located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania takes its name from one of America's earliest champions of domestic whiskey pr...
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10Feb'17
NATURAL WINES , WINE TRAVELS , BOBO
On the Crawl
We're just back from an amazing week in Loire that began with Lise & Bertrand Jousset in Monlouis-sur-Loire. We ate, drank, danced...
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11Jan'17
NATURAL WINES , SPAIN , WINE TRAVELS
Hot, Dry & Natural in D.O. Madrid with Marc Isart
A few hours after landing in Madrid, I drove southeast with Marc Isart to visit his vines. As we passed through an incredibly arid...
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15Dec'16
BURGUNDY, FRANCE , WINE TRAVELS
A Tour de Force in Gevrey-Chambertin
This year, I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite Burgundy producers at TEW, Domaine Tortochot, where Chantal Tortochot...
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