THE ASTONISHING WORLD OF MADEIRA (AND PUMPKIN PIE)
Astrophysicists say that the two best states to be in are wrong or confused, because… Continue reading
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Wine Versus Food
(In Surprising and Important Ways)
For the last 8,000 years, wine’s closest companion has been food. Indeed, the two are… Continue reading
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How Latina Women Are Saving California Wine
In the 1980s, I worked for a week picking grapes 10 hours a day as… Continue reading
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Women or Men…Who Has Better Wine Tasting Ability?
I’ve heard it said a hundred times—women are better at wine tasting than men. But… Continue reading
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The Ascent of Elegance
Sometimes a word begins to creep ever more insistently into the wine zeitgeist. It’s happening… Continue reading
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What is Elegance in Wine?
I often hear people say a wine is elegant; and I describe certain wines that way… Continue reading
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The New Four-Letter Word: Ripe
The wine industry’s new four letter word is ripe. Listen to any vintner or winemaker… Continue reading
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Beyond Seduction
Wine has often been the beverage of seduction, no surprise there. But the other day,… Continue reading
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On the Madness of Wine and Language
Wine’s closest companion for the last 8,000 years has been food. The two are so close… Continue reading
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What Green Means
Anyone who has tasted a group of sauvignon blancs has probably written the word green… Continue reading
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