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Blog Posts
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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
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Summer Sippers: The Wines We Reach For When the Temperature Rises
Every year around this time, somebody asks me the same question: “Paul, what’s a good summer wine?” My answer is usually disappointing. It depends. I know that’s not the answer people want. Most folks are hoping for a specific bottle recommendation—a magical wine that somehow improves the weather, keeps mosquitoes away, and transforms an average… Read More
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Smart Wine Shopping: Fifteen Years Later
One of the most common questions I get in my classes is still the same one I was asked fifteen years ago: “Paul, how do I buy good wine without spending a fortune?” The funny thing is that despite all the changes in the wine world, my answer hasn’t changed very much. Back in 2012,… Read More
