Experiencing the Wines of the Valle de Guadalupe
Recently I joined a group on a culinary trip to the Valle de Guadalupe organized by members of the Mexico...
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An Unlikely Wine Life in the Canary Islands
Ollie Horton has fond memories of family holidays on Lanzarote, the fourth largest island in the Canary Islands off the...
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Exciting, Delicious Wines from Tenerife, Canary Islands
Tenerife is the largest of seven islands that make up Spain’s Canary Islands, an archipelago nearly 537 miles off the...
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Lanzarote: Vinous Wonderland in the Canary Islands
My husband and I traveled to the Canary Islands in September to learn about their wines. The first thing we...
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Three Women of Bordeaux
The wine business in Bordeaux has been traditionally male dominated, but as in many businesses throughout the world, women are...
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Bordeaux Reborn
It’s been a few years since I visited the city of Bordeaux. But I’m happy to report that he Grand...
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Grenache: Varied and Vulnerable, but Versatile and Vivacious
As I enjoy the abundance of Grenache rosés this spring, I am again reminded about what great and distinct wines...
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Beloved Wine Books
I love books, especially wine books. Since I was a child, I always had my nose stuck in a book,...
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Italian Wineries…in Stereo
Two wineries in southern Italy: One clinging to a sheer rock face above the Amalfi Coast in Campania, the other...
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Tasting and Talking Chardonnay with Randy Schock of Handley Cellars
Milla Handley graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Fermentation Science in 1975. She moved to the Anderson Valley...
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