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August 13, 2021

Champagne is Sensational with Cheese

July 16, 2021

Blanc de Blancs Champagne is the Best Wine Ever for a Hot Summer Night

May 21, 2021

A Springtime Sense of Freshness in Every Bubble

April 16, 2021

Champagne – A Commitment to the Earth

February 14, 2020

What Makes Wine Sexy?

August 30, 2019

Anti-white Bias?

August 16, 2019

The Most Important Component in Wine

August 2, 2019

Wonderful Weird Wine Pairings

July 26, 2019

Conegeliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore

June 28, 2019

Canned Wine

May 17, 2019

Biodynamics—Old Techniques for a New Era

May 3, 2019

The Exciting “Taste of Oakville”

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“On one particular occasion, André [Tchelistcheff] and I were visiting Sancerre [in France’s Loire Valley], specifically Didier Dagueneau. But before we arrived at the winery, André told us to stop by the road. He got out and walked over to the vineyard, bent down, grabbed a handful of dirt in his hands, rubbed it and then told me to do the same. Then he said, ‘Smell it because that is what you will smell in the wine.’ And he was right. When we tasted Didier’s ‘Silex,’ I was overwhelmed by the aroma and unique mineral character in the wine.”

—Rob Davis, winemaker at Jordan Winery in Alexander Valley, California, talking about his mentor, the late André Tchelistcheff, who is considered the father of California winemaking