May 29, 2020

The first American Viticultural Area (AVA) was the Finger Lakes in New York State.

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WineSpeed: Weekly Wine Intel From Karen MacNeil

“The great is the enemy of the good,’ the saying goes, and this is also true of wine. When we urgently chase the ‘stellar,’ we actually do collateral damage. Running after exalted wine experiences can numb us to the sensational pleasures that a thoroughly good wine can deliver.”

—Terry Theise, wine writer