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August 2024

To breathe or not to breathe
You and I need to breathe, and so does every member of the animal kingdom. But do we have to let our wine breathe? That’s a little more complicated.
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Robin Garr
The wine writer’s dilemma
Here’s a dilemma: I found this tasty Loire Valley red, but there’s not much made and it’s hard to find. Should I share it with you anyway, dear readers?
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Robin Garr
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Reevaluating Sicilian wine
Over the years, Sicilian wine has suffered under a reputation for being, well, less than great. But that view is changing, with good reason.
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Robin Garr
Banned in Burgundy!
Trivia fun! What do the Melon grape of Muscadet and the Gamay grape of Beaujolais have in common? They’ve both been banned in Burgundy!
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Robin Garr
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Campania earns our respect
Since 80% of Italian immigrants came from Campania, Sicily, and the rest of Southern Italy, how did Tuscany’s Chianti get to be the image of Italian…
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Robin Garr

July 2024

Naturally fizzy
If you worry about taking wine too seriously, consider “Spuma!” Frizzante, a light, fun, and fizzy quaff that used to delight Italian vineyard farmers.
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Robin Garr
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Greek wine Odyssey
“Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile,” the ancient Greek poet Homer wrote some 2,700 years ago.
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Robin Garr
A cup of Chenin, a pinch of Viognier
Quick! Who can tell me what a wine maker and a chef have in common? Stumped? They can both blend ingredients to create delicious flavors.
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Robin Garr
Cloudy Bay, inflation fighter!?
Some days it feels as if inflation is unstoppable: Food, gas, real estate. Where will it stop? But a familiar New Zealand wine offers a wisp of hope.
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Robin Garr

June 2024

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