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Category Archives: Dame Wine
Woman’s Wine Journey From Bolivia To California’s 100-Year-Old Vines
Over 150 years ago, the idea of the American Frontier, a.k.a. the Old West, was a dream for those who had limited opportunities in their own land; it was the chance to build a much better life through hard work … Continue reading
California Pinot Noir Wine Producer Starts To Make Wines In Burgundy
Wild berries, forest floor, bright red cherries, minerality, morel mushrooms, floral notes, cassis and a lot more minerality… nothing on earth can produce the magically ethereal aromas that great Pinot Noir wines can evoke. The wine has broken more hearts … Continue reading
Multimillion-Dollar Winery Built By Wine Icons Produces Elegant Spanish Red Wine
Nothing seemed more tranquil than driving through the Rioja wine region in north-central Spain, passing lovely bodegas (wineries) and vineyard after vineyard of low-lying old bush vines with their thick trunks and gnarly arms having only a handful of Tempranillo … Continue reading
One Of The Best Wines In A Classic Region Improves A Lesser Known Estate
“Calm down, stop growing. Focus on ripening the fruit.” These are the words that winemaker Nicolas Glumineau tells some of his vines, the ones with too much vigor – placing too much energy into growing leaves at the expense of … Continue reading
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3 Favorite Chianti Classico Wines From 100th Anniversary Tasting
Nothing could overshadow the majestic power of The Grill restaurant in New York City, an official landmark, the last vestige of opulent glamour located in the heart of Manhattan; nothing could overshadow it, nothing… But sometimes the impossible is only … Continue reading
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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
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
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
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
