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Reds from Coastal Tuscany: A Rising Region for Excellence, Variety, and Value
My strong sense is that most American wine lovers and trade members know Tuscan wines predominantly within three categories: The various Chianti...
Inside the Valle de Guadalupe: A Guide to Mexico’s Flourishing Food and Wine Scene
There are few places more enchanting than Valle de Guadalupe. Situated in the northern Baja California Peninsula, much of the Valle’s magic lies in...
Platinum Award Winners from the 17th Annual Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
You might think that having a room full of judges tasting through several hundred wines and sending the best of those wines to your table for review...
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Ten Tips for De-Stressing Wine: A Different Approach for Encouraging American Consumption Resumption
I’ve been working in multiple capacities related to wine for three decades, and I can’t remember a time when nearly as many people were as stressed about it...
Luce: A Love Child Turns 30
Wine-loving Boomers, who in the 1990s were just reaching their midlife plateaus at a time when their wine-collecting proclivities were peaking, will remember...
Restaurant “Bad Idea” is a Very Good Idea in Nashville
Nashville, a music destination—yes. A wine destination—no. There is a winery in Tennessee, but the state is far better known for beer and bourbon than...
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Articles
Reds from Coastal Tuscany: A Rising Region for Excellence, Variety, and Value
My strong sense is that most American wine lovers and trade members know Tuscan wines predominantly within three categories: The various Chianti...
Inside the Valle de Guadalupe: A Guide to Mexico’s Flourishing Food and Wine Scene
There are few places more enchanting than Valle de Guadalupe. Situated in the northern Baja California Peninsula, much of the Valle’s magic lies in...
Platinum Award Winners from the 17th Annual Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
You might think that having a room full of judges tasting through several hundred wines and sending the best of those wines to your table for review...
Wine & Dine & More
Ten Tips for De-Stressing Wine: A Different Approach for Encouraging American Consumption Resumption
I’ve been working in multiple capacities related to wine for three decades, and I can’t remember a time when nearly as many people were as stressed about it...
Luce: A Love Child Turns 30
Wine-loving Boomers, who in the 1990s were just reaching their midlife plateaus at a time when their wine-collecting proclivities were peaking, will remember...
Restaurant “Bad Idea” is a Very Good Idea in Nashville
Nashville, a music destination—yes. A wine destination—no. There is a winery in Tennessee, but the state is far better known for beer and bourbon than...