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Librandi, Morgante & Tasca d’Almerita – Italian Wineries April 2010
Librandi is located in Calabria in the small town of Cirò Marina on the splendid Ionian coast. Both the sea breezes and the cool nighttime air…
8 min
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De Tierra Vineyards – California Winery of the Month April 2010
Partners David Coventry and Tom Russell have long histories in Monterey County. Tom farms thousands of acres of row crops there and elsewhere along with his…
15 min
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Barberani Vallesanta, Friggiali, Icario & Bartali – Italian Wineries March 2010
Family run Barberani-Vallesanta is located in Umbria, a few miles from Orvieto in the hills, which overlook Lake Corbara along the Tiber River. These hills are…
8 min
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Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery – California Winery of the Month March 2010
When Sonoma County’s largest newspaper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, recently ran a front page story that disparaged high unemployment and foreclosure rates in neighboring Lake…
12 min
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Happy Valentine’s Day
We recently received an order that seemed to be a Valentine gift with the message “When one looks into water, one sees one’s own image. But…
6 min
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Happy New Year With Orange Wine
The beginning of the New Year is the time to celebrate aspiration, innovation, and change in whatever measure inspires us. The world of wine is now…
6 min
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Abbazia di Novacella, Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga Tenuta San Leonardo, Lechthaler & Maso Poli – Italian Wineries February 2010
Located in Alto Adige in the town of Varna, Abbazia di Novacella is the oldest winery in the world in continuous production. The Augustinian monastery and…
8 min
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Perry Creek Winery – California Winery of the Month February 2010
Dieter Juergens is perfectly comfortable with the randomness of life, probably because he has been able to steer it in his favor. Talkative, funny, energetic, and…
11 min
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The Future Is Here
I’m not big on New Year resolutions or predictions, but I think many people are thinking about 2009 and beyond in a more intense way than…
6 min
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Let’s Please Have a Party!
Most everyone loves a party, but someone has to host it. Why not you? Yet unless we’re in the habit of giving parties, the idea can…
6 min