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A. Lambrusco
B. Nero d’Avola
C. Negrara
D. Canaiolo
So there I was with an almost priest. I happened to sit next to him on a picnic bench. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Punching Down
A process during red wine fermentation where the grape skins are The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine People Close Up with Ancient Peaks’ co-owner Doug Filipponi
This week, my Wine People Close Up video features Ancient Peaks’ co-owner Doug Filipponi. The winery is in the tiny Santa Margarita appellation within Paso Robles, and the vineyards cover what was once an ancient inland seabed 14 million years ago. There are fossilized oyster shells in the soil to prove it. You’ve got to see this.
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Eating, Drinking, and (Especially) Toasting
Among the most elaborate and exciting culinary traditions in the Republic of Georgia is the supra, or “feast.” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
By the Numbers
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Number of scholarships Artémis Domaines will award in 2026 to wine professionals whose careers have been disrupted by geopolitical upheaval and war. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Value (in billions of US$) of the global coffee market. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Grams of alcohol per day (equal to 2 drinks) chimpanzees consume in the wild according to new research published in the journal Biology Letters. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Each week, my team and I will bring you a fascinating and fun dose of wine intel. You’ll find my top wine recommendations (for every one wine we recommend to you, we taste 50 to 100 wines), plus great wine and food quizzes, my takes on happenings in the wine world, and my (hopefully thought-provoking and helpful) blogs. Plus, as always, lots more!
~ Karen MacNeil