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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 18, 2019
2014 Dry Creek Vineyard The Mariner Meritage (Dry Creek Valley): Both classy and, one could argue, now classic in a Fitz Henry Lane painting kind of way. $40 A- 2016…
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And Then There Were… Five (Tenuta Casali Recent Releases)
What gives one the impetus to isolate yeasts, experiment with, say, cumbersome large barriques, and pursue crafting world-class Sangiovese in a region best known for bulk wine? Probably having regional…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 11, 2019
2017 Sidebar Kerner (Mokelumne River): Probably more richness and intrigue than we mere mortals deserve from this kind of price-point… $28 A- 2011 LangeTwins Centennial Zinfandel (Lodi): Tender and succulent…
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Losing Battle? (Talking Wine And Millennial Consumers On NPR)
Well, that was unexpected. Earlier this week, I was a guest on Connections, a WXXI NPR radio program hosted by my friend (and the guy who literally wrote the book…