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Dutton Ranch: Diverse and Delicious
Over fifty years ago Warren Dutton planted the first of many vineyards in the Russian River Valley, giving birth to Dutton Ranch – a...
From Sting and Family: More than Another Celebrity Wine
What do you do when you, a world-famous writer and singer of songs, and your wife, an actress, movie director and producer, are looking...
Tuscany’s Maremma: Italy’s Wild West, in More Ways Than One
Despite being home to Ornellaia, Sassicaia, Grattamacco, and Masseto, some of Italy’s most expensive and sought-after wines, the...
WINE WITH…Pork Cutlets and Cauliflower Rice Pancakes
WINE WITH…Pork Cutlets and Cauliflower Rice Pancakes Pork cutlets are boneless loin chops that are cut in half through the equator...
The Alto Piemonte
Nebbiolo is one of the greatest red wine grape varieties in the world. Wines made from Nebbiolo can be found in various parts of the...
Older Wines: Risk and Reward
Anyone with even a passing interest in wine has no doubt heard that “fine” wine improves with age. I emphasize the word fine...
Wine’s Homogenization: A Brief History
Wine today is radically different from wine in the past. Not just the distant past, the wines that the Greeks or Romans or even...
Age Matters
Winegrowers around the world speak lovingly of old vines. Though the definition is never official, nor even clear, many bottles still...
Champagnes to Check Out
Although I have been buying and writing about all sorts of wines throughout my life--and I certainly own enough wines to last well past my...