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Wine of the Day: Attems Sauvignon Blanc

Wine of the Day: Attems Sauvignon Blanc

Happy September! If you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the world these days between Covid, Ida, fires, and floods, not to mention stepping into the warmest part of summer in many areas, then relax tonight with a refreshing pick me up from one of the most beautiful places on earth, Italy. When we think of the typical white wine from Italy, our mind often goes to Pinot Grigio. However, the…

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Wine of the Day: Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir

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Wine of the Day: MacRostie Dutton Ranch Chardonnay

MacRostie Sonoma Estate

When I talk about terroir and grapes having a sense of place to groups I teach I sometimes see a look of confusion in the eyes of my guests. I agree, you would think that grapes are grapes, why are grapes grown in one place any different than grapes grown in another place. But, like any living thing in the world, the place it is coming from directly effects the flavor of…

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Wine Of The Day: Gundlach-Bundshu Gewürztraminer

Gewürztraminer

The joy of taking in the first ethereal sip of a stellar wine speaks to a lot of why wine is an art form and not simply a beverage. Joyfully, this is found when sipping the rose petal, passion fruit, ripe melon, purple flower, and spice-filled Gewürztraminer from one of California’s oldest wineries, Gundlach-Bundschu in Sonoma Valley.

Founded in 1858, and still family-owned, the…

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What To Drink Now: Mendoza & The Americans

What To Drink Now: Mendoza & The Americans

Vines of Mendoza, photo by Gary Cogill

I recently did a handful of posts on Mendoza’s stellar wines on D Magazine’s SideDish. To wrap up the discussion,  we raise our glass to several Americans who headed south to make wine in Argentina, as well as a few from 100% Argentine producers. Most wines are available here via Wine.com.

In 1998 four longtime friends came together to create one of the…