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The South America Wine Guide – A Book Review

The South America Wine Guide – A Book Review

by Karen MacNeil | Sep 29, 2023 | Featured, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Regions and Wine Places

One of the ways you know you’re reading a great wine book is that youThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Unlikely Story of Ridge—A California “First Growth”

The Unlikely Story of Ridge—A California “First Growth”

by Karen MacNeil | Dec 9, 2022 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Wine In History, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Winemaking and Viticulture

Ridge has been considered one of California’s “First Growths”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Who Doesn’t Love to be Seized…?

Who Doesn’t Love to be Seized…?

by Karen MacNeil | Oct 21, 2022 | Featured, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture

I read recently about a dangerous animal quest. Two friends,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Unleashed and Unhinged

Unleashed and Unhinged

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 19, 2022 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Wine In History, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations, Wine Regions and Wine Places

One of the first life-changing wines I drank in my 20s was aThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
DO OLD VINES MATTER?

DO OLD VINES MATTER?

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 22, 2019 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Wine In History, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

I once found myself staring at a grenache vineyard in the southernThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Truly Hard to Swallow

Truly Hard to Swallow

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 1, 2019 | Featured, Wine In History, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

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

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