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Pinot Noir 2022

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This is the first time (in ten years) that our Wine to Know has cost just $10. And amazingly, it’s a Pinot Noir—generally one of the hardest and most expensive varieties to farm and make into good wine. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Your Brain on Bubbles

According to French neuroscientist Gabriel Lepousez of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and as reported recently in Falstaff magazine, a glass of sparkling wine (or Champagne) is stimulating emotionally, physically, and neurologically—all at once. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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The number of glasses of Prosecco served daily at the Olympics in Cortina and Milan, Italy, according to the Prosecco DOC Consortium. Spectators can drink their Prosecco for $10 a glass at 13 different competition venues. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Age that patrons must be to get into Dirty Franks, a time-honored Philadelphia dive bar, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Percentage of US wineries that make Grenache, Tempranillo, or Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris, according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. While that percentage seems small, it’s actually larger than in the recent past. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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