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Old Vines, New Steps (Pedroncelli Recent Releases)
“Old vines are great, but they’re, well, old.” Late last year, I had the pleasure of catching up (via Zoom) with Julie Julie Pedroncelli, who (after her father officially retired at the age of 90) is now President of Pedroncelli,…
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“The Opposite Direction Than Everybody Else” (Eugenio Collavini Recent Releases)
“There’s no air conditioning, and I am sweating!” The affable Luigi Collavini from Eugenio Collavini says that he’s uncomfortable in his family’s warm wine offices during our online tasting back in August; but you wouldn’t notice it on our Zoom…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for January 6, 2025
2017 La Rioja Alta S.A. Vina Ardanza Reserva (Rioja): Deep, bright, elegant, and still one of region’s most consistently awesome buys. $42 A- 2020 Tenuta Cucco Bricco Voghera (Barolo): Put your old school hat on for this earthy, tangy, and…
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The Most Popular 1WineDude Articles of 2024
AS we bid adieu to 2024, we in the wine biz (and probably the world in general) can look towards the future with… a sense of dread and trepidation, probably. So instead, let’s look back on 2024 here on 1WD,…













