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Family Matters (Victoria Wines, Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 (you can check out Part 1 here) of my 3-parter feature on the wines of Victoria, Australia—an area rich in small animals that can quickly kill you (like the box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopus, and redback spider… hell, even the magpies are…
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Hard Work, Hard Rock, and Desperation: G.D. Vajra Recent Releases
For several years now, I have often wondered why the wines of Piedmont’s G.D. Vajra don’t rake in 98+ points like, all the time. Sometimes I think that the major critics just don’t “get” what these wines are all about. Which seems even stranger, now…
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From Here to Eternity: Tenuta Licinia Recent Releases
The soft-spoken James Marshall Lockyer, winemaker of Tuscany’s Tenuta Licinia, would likely balk at the Iron Maiden reference of today’s title, but as you’ll see in a few minutes, the concept of eternal distance feels apt when tasting through his wines, because they have finishes…
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Brought to You by the Letter ‘A’ (An Alentejo Masterclass with Master the World)
At this point, I’ve got a longer history with Portugal’s Alentejo than most wine wine writer type peeps (and I might be the only person to ever wave the mighty Terrible Towel from Esporao’s iconic tower), so it was fun to catch up on some…
