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What I Wish I Could Tell the Surgeon General

What I Wish I Could Tell the Surgeon General

by Karen MacNeil | Jan 10, 2025 | Featured, Press, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture

My parents, like so many of the generation who became parents in the 1940s and 50s, drank spirits—in their case, Seagrams whiskey highballs. They drank a lot of them. Too many in fact. As a result, I grew up wary of alcohol. Then, as a young woman out on my own, I...
Profiles in Courage—Reactions

Profiles in Courage—Reactions

by Karen MacNeil | Mar 24, 2023 | Featured, Press, Wine in Society and Culture

Our Spotlight last week on vintner Ashley Trout’s fieryThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
THE LAST TRUE THINGS

THE LAST TRUE THINGS

by Karen MacNeil | Apr 12, 2019 | Featured, Press, Speaking Events, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine and Food, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture

Yesterday, I had the honor of giving the commencement speech The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine Versus Food

Wine Versus Food

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 9, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Press, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine and Food, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture

For the last 8,000 years, wine’s closest companion has been food.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Beyond Seduction

by Karen MacNeil | Jul 9, 2016 | Grapes and Wines, Press, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine and Language, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Science

Wine has often been the beverage of seduction, no surprise there.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Come with Me to Where Wine was Born

Come with Me to Where Wine was Born

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 10, 2015 | Press, Speaking Events, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Regions and Wine Places

About ten years ago, I went on a cruise—something I never thought I’d do.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Wine Clip

The Single Perfect Cheese for Wine

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A Winery Tells Its Story—The Press Release of the Future

Dear Journalists and Influencers:

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