The Rise of Fantastic Cabernet Franc
One of the more exciting things that we at Karen MacNeil & Company did this… Continue reading
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Unleashed and Unhinged
One of the first life-changing wines I drank in my 20s was a Guigal Côte-Rôtie… Continue reading
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Napa Valley’s Top Cabernet Sauvignons
The 75th Anniversary of the Napa Valley Vintners seems like a great time to open… Continue reading
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OK, So It’s Not a Volcano!
Note from Karen MacNeil: My friend the geologist David Howell, a former scientist with the… Continue reading
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The Delicious “Sister” of Brunello di Montalcino
Luce Still Soars
Montalcino may be one of the most beautiful places in Tuscany. The town itself sits… Continue reading
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A MAN POSSESSED
John Terlato is more than a man on a mission. He’s a man possessed. Terlato,… Continue reading
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TEN OF THE GREATEST NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNONS
Plus, the Seven Attributes All Great Cabernets Share
I’ve recently tasted a slew of mind-blowing Napa Valley cabernets—wines that stop you in your… Continue reading
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Super Sauvignons: A Whole New Class of Sauvignon Blanc
For the last 20 years, California sauvignon blanc has been mostly stuck in a rut.… Continue reading
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AUSTRALIA’S EXCITING MUST-TASTE WINES
No country’s wines have been stereotyped more than Australia’s. When we think of them, we… Continue reading
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ALL ABOUT SHERRY
SPAIN'S GREATEST WINE
As Champagne is in France or Port is in Portugal, Sherry is Spain’s most complex… Continue reading
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THE END OF EISWEIN?
An Interview with Johannes Selbach
Several WineSpeed readers have written in worried about the future of eiswein, one of the… Continue reading
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RED LEAVES? WAIT, DON’T TAKE THAT PHOTO
This time of year, scores of photographers and wine lovers line up along the roads… Continue reading
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