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White Zinfandel

White Zinfandel

Wine hangover

La Gioiosa Et Amorosa Prosecco Treviso Brut DOC NV

Herdade do Esporão Colheita Vinho Branco, Alentajano 2018

L’Ecole No. 41 Walla Walla Valley Syrah Estate Seven Hills Vineyard 2018

Las Moradas de San Martín Senda Garnacha 2016

Cakebread Cellars Merlot, Napa Valley 2018

Ramōn Bilbao Limited Edition Rioja 2016

Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Extra Brut Champagne NV

Battenfeld-Spanier Grüner Sylvaner Trocken 2016

Decoy Merlot, California 2019

Geyser Peak Winery Chardonnay, California 2018

Bubbly for the holidays 12-22-2021

Wine and civilization

Fattoria Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vendemmia DOCG 2019

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2021

Bodegas Volver La Mancha Single Vineyard Tempranillo 2018

Torres Sangre de Toro Rosé 2020

Sanford Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 2020

Expensive wine

de Négoce OG N. 19 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains 2018

Plungerhead Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2018

Wine’s long history

Wine’s long history

Trapiche Medalla Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza 2017

McCay Cellars Rosé of Cinsault, Lodi Appellation 2019

Wine no-no’s

Rutherford Hill Limited Release Oakville Merlot, Napa Valley 2018

La Gioiosa Et Amorosa Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG NV

L’Ecole No. 41 Walla Walla Valley Perigee Seven Hills Vineyard 2015 and 2018

Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 242 NV

Public Goods Rosé 2020

Dramatic drop in wine production

Landmark Overlook Pinot Noir 2019

Chateau de Saint Cosme Les Deux Albion Red Côtes du Rhône 2018

Domaine Bousquet Reserve Chardonnay, Tupungato, Mendoza 2019

Availability vs. distinction

Harvey & Harriet Red Blend, Paso Robles 2019

Yao Family Wines Yao Ming Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2017

Duca Di Salaparuta Nerello Mascalese Vajasindi Làvico Sicilia 2017

Ehlers Estate Merlot, St. Helena, Napa Valley 2017

Primus Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo, Chile 2017

Pairing perils

Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Tinguiririca River 2019

Northstar Columbia Valley Merlot 2016

Decanting guidelines

Inwood Estates Chateau Marie LaRose Texas Red Wine 2017

de Négoce OG N. 60 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville, Napa Valley 2018

Bending Branch Winery Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo, Texas High Plains 2016

Cantine Ermes Vento di Mare Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2019

Weighty wine bottles

L’Ecole No. 41 Syrah, Columbia Valley 2018

Reyneke Vinehugger Organic Red Western Cape 2018

Enate Merlot, Somontano, Spain 2015

Daou Vineyards Soul of a Lion Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles Adelaida District 2018

de Négoce OG N. 77 Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2018

L’Ecole No. 41 Frenchtown Red Wine, Columbia Valley 2019

Domaine Anderson Pinoli Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 2018

Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG 2017

Paradox of choice

Ram’s Gate Estate Pinot Blanc, Los Carneros 2020

Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley Chardonnay 2017

Sosie Red Blend Rossi Ranch Sonoma Valley 2019

Wine and no food

Mionetto Organic Extra Dry Prosecco DOC NV

Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot, Napa Valley 2018

Matanzas Creek Merlot Alexander Valley 2018

Kalfu Kuda Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Koyle Gran Reserva Carménère 2019

Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Prosecco DOC NV

Hesperian Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2015

Minerality. Myth or real thing?

Farmhouse Vineyards Oh Hey, Charolais Roussanne 2019

Quinta da Raza Dom Diogo Arinto Vinho Verede DOC 2020

L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot Walla Walla Valley 2018

High alcohol wine

Miner Family Winery Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Beronia Verdejo, Rueda DO 2019

Halloween

Sanford Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 2019

CVNE Viña Real Crianza, Rioja DOCa 2016

Trivento Reserve Malbec, Mendoza 2019

Poggio Anima Lilith Primitivo Salento IGT 2019

Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2019

Casanova di Neri Irrosso Rosso, Toscana 2018

Clean Slate Riesling, Mosel, Germany 2019

Wine containers and closures

Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga The Montelena Estate 2014

Ritual Chardonnay, Casablanca Valley 2018

Ramōn Bilbao Rosado 2020

Colline San Biagio Vigna Toia, Tuscana IGT 2018

Daou Vineyards Discovery Rosé 2020

Wine by the numbers

Enate Chardonnay-234, Somontano, Spain 2019

Tenuta di Fessina Laeneo Nerello Cappuccio 2017

Leave your comfort zone

Wine and shipping containers

Domaine Bousquet Gran-Malbec, Tupungato Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2018

Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Blanc 2020

Geyser Peak Winery Sauvignon Blanc, California 2019

Badia a Cultusboni Colmaia Sangiovese, Toscana 2019

Ornellaia “Le Volte dell’Ornellaia” Toscana IGT 2019

Frank Family Vineyards Carneros Pinot Noir 2019

Cellaring wine

Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Wine critic scores

Domaine Anderson Dach Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 2017

Weingut Leitz Pinot Noir Rosé Trocken 2019

A. Christmann Riesling, Pfalz 2018

Chehalem Pinot Gris, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2019

Backsberg John Martin Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa 2016

Vine stems

De Vinosalvo Auspicium Montecucco Rosso 2016

Dry sherry

Vietti Roero Arneis DOCG 2019

Brix

Salcheto Nobile di Montepulciano, Toscana DOCG 2016

Duca Di Salaparuta Grillo Kados Risignolo 2019

Veramonte Reserva Carménère 2018

Acidity in wine

FEL Wines Pinot Gris, Anderson Valley 2020

Domaine Prataviera Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Château Peyredon Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc 2019

Domaine Caylus Rosé Blend 2020

Heat, light and wine

Château Val d’Arenc Rosé 2020

Mer Soleil Santa Lucia Highlands Reserve Chardonnay 2017

Frank Family Vineyards Carneros Pinot Noir 2018

Socialization benefits of wine

Sweetness in wine

Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Red Wine Blend 2018

Siduri Pinot Noir Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands 2017

Robert Hall Cavern Select Vermentino, Paso Robles 2019

Cono Sur Sparkling Brut, Bío Bío Valley, Chile NV

Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho White, Vinho Regional Alentejano 2019

Ram’s Gate Pinot Noir, Carneros 2018

SIMI Sonoma County Chardonnay 2019

The Prisoner Wine Company Unshackled Rosé, California 2019

Radio Boka Tempranillo 2019

McIntyre Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands, McIntyre Estate Vineyard 2017

The amazing grape vine

Wine and alcohol

Reyneke Chenin Blanc 2018

Jean-Baptiste Adam Riesling les Natures Alsace 2015

Famiglia Pasqua Hey French You Could Have Made This But You Didn’t Bianco Veneto MV

Pedernales Cellars Texas Viognier 2017

Chill red wine

Serego Alighieri Possessioni Garganega e Sauvignon del Veneto 2019

Dirty glasses

Domäne Washau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen 2020

Whitecliff Winemaker’s Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2020

Labor Day

Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato, Fruili DOC 2019

Fort Ross Winery Sea Slopes Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2019

Left Coast Estate Truffle Hill Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2017

Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Chardonnay 2018

Wines people like—myth busting

River Road Un-Oaked Chardonnay California 2019

Ancient Peaks Winery Santa Margarita Ranch Renegade 2017

Domaine Anderson Estate Chardonnay, Anderson Valley 2017

Tannins

Domaine Mittnacht Freres Les Petits Grains Pinot Gris 2015

Prosecco-Champagne

Chemistry Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2019

Bodegas César Florido Fino Cruz del Mar NV

Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Fino en Rama Décima Edición 2019

Old-new world wine

District 7 Sauvignon Blanc, Estate Grown, Monterey, California 2019

Castello Banfi San Angelo Pinot Grigio Toscana 2019

Parrish Family Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaida District, Paso Robles 2018

Castello Banfi Toscana Magna Cum Laude Red Wine IGT 2016

Crystal or glass wine glass?

Zardetto Z Prosecco Brut NV

Gryphon Crest Pinot Noir 2016

La Scolca Bianco Secco Gavi dei Gavi DOCG 2019

Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough Te Muna Road 2019

Buying wine

Bodegas Tarón Blanco 2018

Hamel Family Wines Isthmus 2017

Attems Pinot Grigio, Friuli DOC 2019

Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc, California 2019

Wine snobbery

Farm House Vineyards West Texas Farmers Wife Malvasia Bianca 2019

M•A•N Family Wines Free-Run Steen Chenin Blanc Coastal Region 2019

Old wine

Ritual Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley 2018

Priest Ranch Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2019

Justin Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast 2019

Gamble Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Gamble Vineyard, Yountville, Napa Valley 2020

Rombauer Sauvignon Blanc, California 2020

Famille Hugel Pinot Blanc Cuvée Les Amours 2016

Grape quantity per bottle

Boxed wine shelf life

Veramonte Reserva Chardonnay 2019

Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Fino Muy Seco Palomino Xérès Sherry NV

Jada Vineyard & Winery VIII VIII–88 Viognier, Paso Robles, Willow Creek District 2019

Nielson Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2019

L’Ecole No. 41 Luminesce Semillon–Sauvignon Blanc, Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley 2020

Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2018

Chehalem Inox Unoaked Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2019

Robert Hall Chardonnay, Paso Robles 2018

Landmark Overlook Chardonnay, Sonoma 2018

Trapiche Medalla Chardonnay, Mendoza 2018

Aging wine

Ram’s Gate Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros 2019

High summer wine

Lievland Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2020

Frères Couillaud Bernier Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire IGP 2018

Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley 2020

Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva 2016

Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Sauvignon Blanc, Galilee 2019

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2017

Domaine Bousquet Sauvignon Blanc, Tupungato Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2021

Zinfandel’s names

Decanting do’s and don’ts

FEL Wines Chardonnay, Anderson Valley 2019

Vietti Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne DOCG 2018

Harken Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2018

Stags’ Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2018

River Road Reserve Chardonnay Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2018

Trinchero Napa Valley Mary’s Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Primus The Blend, Apalta, Colchague Valley 2017

Expensive wine characteristics

Gioacchino Garofoli Macrina Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classsico Superiore DOC 2019

Science vs. tasting notes

Sipp Mack Vins d’Alsace

Chehalem Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2020

Chehalem Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2020

B.R. Cohn Silver Label Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County 2018

Noble Vines Collection 515 Select Rosé, Central Coast 2020

Wine costs

Morgan Chardonnay Double L Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands 2018

Today's humor

Duca di Salaparuta Corvo Grillo, Sicilia DOC 2020

Duca di Salaparuta Corvo Colomba Platino Nero d’Avola 2018

Bulk wine

Far Niente Post & Beam Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018

Cono Sur Sparkling Wine Rosé, Bío Bío Valley, Chile NV

Ah, the rise of rosé

Tenuta L’Impostino Montecucco Rosso Riserva DOC 2015

Charles Krug Peter Mondavi Family Reserve Generations 2016

Natural wine

Ponga Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Be thankful you do not live in Kentucky

Will the US Postal Service deliver wine?

Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Somms face a reality check

Los Vascos Cromas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Is wine alcohol (ABV) increasing?

Somek Estate Winery Chardonnay 2017

Organic-biodynamic

The U.S. Supreme Court has another chance at sanity with wine availability.

Fast food pairings

Tenuta Luce Della Vite Lucente Toscana Red Wine 2017

Chemistry Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2019

Marco Felluga Mongris Pinot Grigio, Collio DOC 2019

The Federalist Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley 2016

Ca’ di Prata Italia Prosecco Brut DOC NV

Wine is food

Meaning of dry red wine

Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2019

VDR Very Dark Red Proprietary Red Blend 2018

Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Mosel 2017

Secrets to buying value wine

Day Owl Rosé, California 2020

Pio Cesare Barbera d’Alba DOC 2018

Angela Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2018

Rabble Rosé Wine 2019

Wine after COVID

Poliziano Rosso di Montepulciano 2019

Old World-New World wine and climate change

L’Ecole No. 41 Grenaché Rosé, Alder Ridge Vineyard, Horse Haven Hills 2020

Bodegas CARO ‘Caro’ Mendoza 2017

Priest Ranch Grenache Blanc, Napa Valley 2019

The Paring Red, California 2016

Clarice Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2018

Gamble Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Gamble Vineyard, Yountville, Napa Valley 2018

Buying wine primer

Meaning of cru

Château Belle-Vue Petit Verdot by Belle-Vue Grand Vin de Bordeaux 2018

Inama Vin Soave Soave Classico DOC 2019

Schnaitmann Steinwiege Lemberger 2017

Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux 2019

Grape quantity per bottle

Ram’s Gate Sonoma Coast Rosé 2020

Banshee Mordecai Proprietary Red 2018

Old wine

Trivento Maximum Red Blend Reserve Mendoza 2019

Weingut Strub Silvaner Rheinhessen Trocken 2019

Wine shortages

Aging wine

ROAR Wines Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2019

Alois Lageder Terra Alpina Pinot Grigio Vigneti Delle Dolomiti IGT 2019

Bonterra Equinox Red 2017

Domaine de Cala Coteaux Varois en Provence 2020

Ca’ di Prata Prosecco Rosé Extra Dry Millesimato DOC 2019

Zinfandel names

Tenuta di Arceno Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2016

Fort Ross Winery Sea Slopes Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2018

Expiring subscriptions

Direct to consumer boom

Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho Red, Vinho Regional Alentejano 2019

National Wine Day

Champagne women

L’Ecole No. 41 Old Vines Chenin Blanc Yakima Valley 2020

Marchesi de Frescobaldi Castiglioni Chianti DOCG 2019

What goes into the cost of wine?

Chalk Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Chalk Hill Appellation 2019

Colline San Biagio Merlot Quattordicisei, Tuscany 2015

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Reserva Merlot 2016

Elements of wine production—entire series

Tussock Jumper Grenache Rosé 2020

Expensive wine characteristics

Tasca d’Almerita Lamùri Nero d’Avola Tenuta Regaleali Sicilia DOC 2016

Value wine

Cleto Chiarli Centenario Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile NV DOC

Rosé wine basics

Fast food pairings

Tenuta di Arceno Valadorna Toscana 2015

Cellers de Scala Cartoixa Scala Dei Priorat DOCa, Spain 2016

Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs, Carneros NV

Colline San Biagio Balè Rosato, Toscana 2019

Morning After Headache

Duca di Salaparuta Corvo Irmàna Grillo 2019

Ram’s Gate Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2018

Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône Réserve Rosé 2019

Kosher, mevushal wine

Badia a Coltibuono Cultusboni Chianti Classico RS DOCG 2018

Anselmo Mendes Contacto Alvarinho, Vinho Verde, Monção e Melgaço 2019

Sosie Wines A Moment of Weakness Sparkling Syrah 2018

Mother's Day and Wine

Tenuta di Fessina Erse Etna Bianco 2017

Colline San Biagio Carmignano Sancti Blasii DOCG 2015

Ehlers Estate J. Leducq Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena, Napa Valley 2017

Rabble Zinfandel, Paso Robles 2018

Wine and Mexican Food

District 7 Pinot Noir 2018

Chehalem Pinot Noir Corral Creek Vineyard 2019

Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot, Napa Valley 2017

Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Côtes de Provence Rosé 2020

Cedar + Salmon Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills 2016

Champagne bottles

Aperture Cellars Sonoma County Red Blend 2018

Baron de Montfort Château de Monbadon Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2015

Frank Family Vineyards Carneros Chardonnay 2018

Wine and sex

Eberle Winery Muscat Canelli 2018

Elements of wine production

Longboard Vineyards Merlot, DaKine Vineyard, Russian River Valley 2016

Bottega Il Vino Dei Poeti Gold Brut Prosecco 2019

Quilceda Creek CVR Columbia Valley Red Wine 2017

Glenelly Estate Reserve Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2016

Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2019