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Daily Wine News: Outrageous Behavior 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Fulvio Bressan. “What is a wine lover to do in the face of such outrageous behavior? Can we separate the wines from their maker?” Alder Yarrow asks an important question in light of winemaker Fulvio ...
Three Discoveries about Italian Wines 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Refosco Pairing from Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar at the Italian Culinary Experience Learning about Italian wine is really hard. I frequently find myself at Italian wine bars or restaurants with friends,...
Daily Wine News: Staggering Change 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
“In a staggering change of direction, the New York State Liquor Authority” has decided to enforce its law prohibiting “wine shipments from New Jersey retailers to NYS residents.” “A new generation of...
Wine Reviews: Italian Grab Bag 24 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
The diversity of Italian wine regions, the seemingly endless amount of native grape varieties, the different styles and winemaking methods, it’s all a bit daunting. But you don’t have to be an expert ...
Weekly Interview: Scott Hawley 23 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
Each week, as regular readers know, we pose a series of questions to a winemaker. This week, we’re featuring Scott Hawley, one of Paso Robles’ top winemakers. In addition to several consulting positio...
Daily Wine News: Little Postcard 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Courtesy of UNDP, Croatia. “In the sparkling little postcard world I found myself inhabiting that afternoon, the wine blended into the background — and that was its beauty: it was a peerless, underst...
Daily Wine News: Curmudgeonly 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Alder Yarrow contends that “wine writer Dan Berger seems proud to bear the standard for the confused and curmudgeonly among the ‘old school’ of wine writing.” In Wine-Searcher, Katherine Cole chats w...
Daily Wine News: Roads Not Taken 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Robert Frost. Matt Kramer lists a few of his “Wine Roads Not Taken.” “Andy Beckstoffer is right, and the Napa Valley Planning Commission is wrong. Napa Valley wineries should not be able to wiggle a...
Intimidated by wine? Start drinking. 20 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
As regular readers know, I write a free, twice monthly wine column that’s distributed to newspapers across the country. These columns are hosted by Palate Press: The Online Wine Magazine. If you don’...
Daily Wine News: Radiant Wines 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Courtesy of Peay Vineyards. “The best of the 2011 Pinots from the Sonoma Coast are radiant, almost iridescent wines; they quietly glow with their flavors more than directly state them, as the best Pi...
