ARTICLES
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Existential Gambles (Cantina Tramin Recent Releases)
It’s a bit strange to think of Cantina Tramin making an existential gamble. After all, this is third oldest cooperative winery in Italy’s South Tyrol. Founded in 1898, it took Tramin almost three quarters of a century to make a…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 12, 2024
2020 CVNE ‘Cune’ Ecologico – Organic (Rioja): Stewed red fruit, spice, luxurious texture, and never-let-me-down consistency. $17 B+ 2021 Wiens Family Cellars Fiano (Temecula Valley): Slow to start, but after long it’s revealing its true chalky, citric, & floral colors.…
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Understated Extremes (Quinta do Vesuvio Recent Releases)
“We are very much at an extreme viticultural zone, [with a geography that is] exceptionally difficult to farm. Our yields are some of the lowest in the world. We are already working very much on what are the limits of…
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We Told You So (Wine Media’s Day of Reckoning Is Here, and Can We Fix It?)
“I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless… Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it’s here.” — Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War I once described…
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