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Iconic Wine Producer’s Journey From Working At Lafite To South African Wine Greatness

Like Greek goddesses, women dressed in flowing materials adorned with the most whimsical crowns contrasted with fierce femme fatales in structured architectural fashion pieces that looked like a work of modern art; all the while, the men, who were just … Continue reading

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Red Italian Wine Region Elevated By Italian Masters Of Art And Viticulture

At the young age of 31, Gian Vittorio Baldi won an award for Best Short Film at the majestic Manzoni Theater, with its celestial, golden ceiling in the epicenter of beauty, Milan, located in northern Italy. A city that is not … Continue reading

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Napa Winery With Several 100-Point Red Wines Releases Promising White Wine

Flowers, leaves, dry earth and bark were intoxicating while impressionistic images of trees and scrub zipped by and billowy cloud formations peaked here and there through the top of the canopies created by majestic, towering trees; the fiercely beating heart … Continue reading

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How A Revolutionary Italian Wine Producer In A Top Region For Red Wines Went Against The Grain

The wooden floor creaked as the professor briskly walked to the door to shut it, as he didn’t want anyone else to hear the meeting he was about to conduct in his office after school hours. One student named Aldo … Continue reading

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100-Point Scored Napa Valley Wine Producer’s Favorite Napa Vineyard

“It is like a metronome, as it is a single vineyard that is always perfectly balanced and harmonious.” Those words came from the highly passionate winemaker, Peter Heitz, of Turnbull Wine Cellars, who has most of their vineyards in Oakville, … Continue reading

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One Of The First Single Vineyard Champagne Wines That Is An Under-The-Radar Superstar

Typically, when searching for a bottle of Champagne wine, a “house style” is sought that is ideal for the drinker, and that bottle will then become a go-to Champagne. The idea of a Champagne “house style” has become the cornerstone … Continue reading

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The Wine Family That Raised Quality For A Whole Wine Region

The weathered, tanned hands carefully placed the vine into the ground as the beams of  sunlight added a glow to all the low-lying Mediterranean vegetation that enhanced the aromas of rosemary, thyme and sage in the air. As sweat started … Continue reading

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First 100-Point Italian White Wine Is Made In Stunning Mountainous Area

Many of the families could see the long, golden strands flying up into the wind as the young woman to whom those tresses belonged came running down the nature-adorned slopes as the backdrop of gigantic mountains dusted with pure snow … Continue reading

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100-Point Champagne Wine Finds A Perfect Balance Blending Three Outstanding Vintages

It wasn’t a typical day in the pristine alpine village where the most powerful people kept vacation homes and the luxurious lifestyles that inhabited this angelic setting were beyond the comprehension of most royalty. Yet on that particular day, electricity … Continue reading

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Special Italian Wine Celebrates Comeback After Great Customer Demand

It is hard to imagine that Tuscany was once a desperate area stricken by poverty, desolation and despair, as today it is what dreams are made of. The rolling green hills glow in the Tuscan sun, surrounded by forests filled … Continue reading

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