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Platinum Award Winning Wines: Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
Over this past weekend, judges gathered in San Diego for the 19th edition of Critics Challenge, which was established by Robert Whitley in...
Ribera del Duero: Region in Transition at Spain’s Highest Level
I have admired the wines of Ribera del Duero since I began studying wine in the latter half 1980s, and have witnessed their rise from...
Striking Wines from California’s Volcanic Lake County
The wine country of Lake County is located in the California coastal range, north of Napa and Sonoma and east of Mendocino County. ...
Take Note of England’s Top-Quality Sparkling Wines
It's easy to forget that plenty of other countries and regions beyond France take on the task of crafting delicious sparkling wines. ...
What Does ‘Dry’ Mean?
Wine and wine-related descriptions are among the more inscrutable lexicons of modern consumer products. For the uninitiated, it...
Red Wines of Provence and Notable Rosés
Rosé naturally comes to mind when thinking of the wines from Provence. But I’m here to tell you that at least one...
Italian American Wine Roots at Virginia’s Barboursville Vineyards
Viticulturist Fernando Franco cares for vines like his children. Driving through the 170-acre vineyard at the expansive – and...
Bob Mondavi & Associates
It was a heady time for Robert Mondavi. Three years earlier he had built his iconic winery where it could be seen at roadside in...
WINE WITH…Chicken Scaloppini
WINE WITH…Chicken Scaloppini Veal scaloppini is one of our favorite dishes, with chicken scaloppini not far behind. The chicken...