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Blog Posts
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The Return of Balance
How My Palate Has Changed Over the Years One of the questions I am asked most often is whether my taste in wine has changed over the years. The answer is an unequivocal yes. Like many wine enthusiasts, my early years were spent chasing intensity. Bigger wines seemed more impressive. Higher alcohol, richer fruit, more… Read More
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Dinner with the Winemaker
When Wine Becomes Personal Over the years, I have attended more wine tastings, wine dinners, and educational seminars than I could possibly count. Some have featured extraordinary wines. Others have offered remarkable food pairings. A few have showcased bottles that most wine lovers only dream of tasting. Yet when I look back on the experiences… Read More
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Volcanic Wines Revisited: Etna, Terroir, and the Myth of Minerality
Inspired by our recent exploration of Tenuta delle Terre Nere and a continuing fascination with the wines of Mount Etna. Among wine enthusiasts, few descriptors are invoked as frequently—and as imprecisely—as minerality. We speak of crushed stone, wet slate, volcanic ash, flint, and smoke as though we can taste the geology itself. Yet the reality… Read More
