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The Unknowable Place

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 21, 2026 | Wine Musings, Wine Regions and Wine Places

By Karen MacNeil August 21, 2026 The Power of Place in Wine This is where all wine communication breaks down: at the place of place. Place, and its meaning within a wine, can never really be described. You can say that a wine tastes “of its place,” but that’s...

The Perfect T Shirt + Michelin Personality Points + Burned Into Memory

by Karen MacNeil | Aug 7, 2026 | Wine Musings

By Karen MacNeil August 7, 2026 The Perfect T-Shirt of Wine Is Pinot Grigio supposed to taste like air with alcohol in it? Not to me, it isn’t. For as simple as Pinot Grigio can be, it should still have character. It should still have, well, personality. One...

The Best Chardonnays

by Karen MacNeil | Jan 23, 2026 | Wine Musings

California Chardonnay has never been better. I don’t say that casually. It’s easy to make B- level Chardonnay that’s creamy, oaky, and boring. Making A+++ Chardonnay is infinitely harder. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

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STICKIES

The affectionate name Australians give to their sweet wines. Ther term is broadly used to cover late-harvest wines as well as Australia’s phenomenal sweet FORTIFIED Muscats, topaques, and fortified tawnies.