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Old World Winery – California Winery of the Month May 2011
Imagine Giuseppe Martinelli, an immigrant from Friuli in northeastern Italy, homesteading and clearing land for a farm and starting a family in the woody wilderness of…
15 min
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Americans Learning to Love Wine
In 2010, the United States surpassed France as the largest wine consuming nation in the world, thanks in large part to the Millenial generation in its…
6 min
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Philip Staley Vineyards & Winery – California Winery of the Month April 2011
After 30 years in the wine business, Philip Staley makes his living exactly the way he wants, something that most of us don’t achieve overnight if…
14 min
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Azienda AgricolaInama & Tenuta Sant’Antonio – Italian Wineries April 2011
In the 1950s, estate founder Giuseppe Inama began purchasing small vineyards in the heart of the Soave Classico region, using nothing more than his savings. His…
7 min
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Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling Glass
Until recently, we’ve taken our wine bottles for granted. We appreciate their ability to preserve their contents, and we admire their esthetics, which in important ways…
7 min
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Derby Wine Estates – California Winery of the Month March 2011
Life is long, too long at least for just one career. Ray Derby says he shared similar interests with his father and naturally followed him into…
12 min
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Michele Alois & Tenimenti Luigi d’Alessandro – Italian Wineries March 2011
The Alois family is one of the world’s most famous makers of fabrics, with their silk adorning the walls of the Louvre and the White House.…
10 min
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Hobo Wine Company – California Winery of the Month February 2011
The son of an immigrant father, Kenny Likitprakong plunged into the American experience early on. “When I was 17, I started traveling around, listening to Woody…
13 min
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Monchiero Carbone, Filippo Gallino, Fratelli Alessandria & Renzo Castella – Italian Wineries February 2011
Ogni uss a l’ha so tanbuss.” This Piemontese proverb is on all of the Monchiero Carbone labels. Literally, it means “every door has its clapper,” but…
9 min
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Vintage Report 2010
You know there’s trouble on the ground when California winemakers describe the fruit they’ve just harvested as having “outstanding” acid, a descriptor that they would have…
6 min