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Mar 1, 2021
Organic or Biodynamic?
There are several paths a grower can take to maintain vineyard health and lessen their impact on the environment. The most common...
Feb 3, 2021
Asti DOCG
Asti Spumante has been made since the 1850's. Although total vineyard acreage has gone down since 1960, sparkling wines from Asti have...
Jan 2, 2021
Oak in Wine
Wine has been made in wood for hundreds of years. While woods like pine and chestnut have fallen out of favor, oak remains as the best...
Dec 1, 2020
Ripeness Part Two: Lower Alcohol Wines
Part One took us through the evolution from simple peasant wines of yesteryear to the big flavor wines of the 1990’s. These impressive...
Nov 2, 2020
Ripeness Part One: The Rise of the International Style
The world of wine has changed more in the last forty or so years than it ever has. Grapes are picked much riper, and the resulting wines...
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