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Calcu Futa Cabernet Sauvignon, Calchagua Valley, Chile 2016

La Valentina Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Rosé 2021

Adobe Road Blue Dog Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County, Napa Valley 2018

Start the year with wine good news 12-28-2022

Restaurant wine

Maison Les Alexandrins Syrah 2020

Lake Sonoma Winery Lazy Dog Vineyard Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Cannonball Sauvignon Blanc, California 2020

Quinta das Arcas Arca Nova Alvarinho, Minho 2020

Acrobat Rosé Wine, Oregon 2021

Planeta Rosé Sicilia DOC 2021

Christmas summer 12-21-2022

Scharffenberger Brut Rosé Excellence, Mendocino County Sparkling Wine NV

Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Terrrassen 2021

St. Supéry Rutherford Merlot 2018

Torre de Oña Finca Martelo Rioja Reserva 2015

Five key winemaking decisions 12-14-2022

Mateus Dry Rosé 2021

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Syrah, Galilee 2018

Napa agonistes 12-7-2022

Feudo Montoni Nero D’Avola Lagnusa 2020

Rutherford Hill Merlot, Napa Valley Appellation 2019

Wine world disruption 11-30-2022

Chalk Hill Estate Red, Chalk Hill Appellation 2018

Apaltagua Reserva Pinot Noir, San Antonio Estate Grown, Chile 2019

González Byass Viña AB Amontillado Sherry

Albert Bichot Horizon de Bichot Chardonnay 2020

Mariana Catherine (Mollie) Hart Clemens 1925-2022

Paso Robles 11-23-2022

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Merlot, Galilee 2017

Thanksgiving 2022 11-16-2022

Fattoria Selvapiana Vigneto Bucerchiale Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG 2018

Davis Estates Merlot, Napa Valley 2017

Siduri Pinot Noir Anderson Valley 2020

Albert Bichot Bourgogne Aligoté 2020

Everyday, commodity wines 11-9-2022

Golan Heights Winery Mount Hermon Rosé, Galilee 2021

Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2019

Homage to you

Montes Limited Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Cheap and sweet 11-2-2022

Hound’s Tree ‘En Rama’, North Fork of Long Island 2018

Beaujolais

Scaia Rosato, Veneto IGT 2021

Ram’s Gate Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros 2020

Wine and Halloween candy 10-26-2022

Daou Vineyards Bodyguard Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County 2020

Champagne boom 10-19-2022

Ancient Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2019

Dow’s Late Bottled Vintage Porto 2016

Siduri Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2020

Decanting 10-12-2022

Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, Hallberg Vineyard 2018

Scheid Family Wines VDR Very Dark Red 2020

Cono Sur Bicicleta Reserva Unoaked Chardonnay 2021

Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Road Reserve, Paso Robles 2019

Wine metaphysics 10-5-2022

Sektkellerei Madl Brut Nature NV

Stags’ Leap The Investor Napa Valley Red Wine 2018

Sediment in wine

Valdo Floral Rosé Brut NV

Vina Robles Sauvignon Blanc Jardine Vineyard, Paso Robles 2021

Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2019

What does chewy mean in wine? 9-28-2022

Château Mourgues du Grès Galets Rosés 2021

Regulated and unregulated wine terms

Davis Estates Private Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2019

Adega Cooperativa de Redondo Porta Da Ravessa Special Edition Vinho Regional Alentejano Vinho Branco 2020

Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Fermentation vessels 9-21-2022

Etude Pinot Noir, Estate Grown Grace Benoist Ranch Vineyard, Carneros 2018

Hampton Water South of France Rosé 2021

Wine’s glass bottle blues 9-14-2022

Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho Rosé 2021

Fox Run Vineyards Meritage, Seneca Lake 2019

Gruet Brut Rosé NV

Bright side of wine crisis 9-7-2022

Cantine Ermes Vento di Mare Grillo 2019

Labor Day 2022

Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2017

Angela Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2017

Hamel Family Wines Hamel Family Ranch Red Wine 2016

The Mill Keeper Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Zenato Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2017

Pinot noir, chardonnay blends 8-31-2022

Les Sarrins Côtes de Provence Rosé 2021

Broken Earth Winery Limited Release Tannat, Paso Robles 2016

Viña Quebrada de Macul Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Stemmari Dalila Sicilia Riserva 2020 DOC

Bota Box Breeze Dry Rosé, California NV

Italian classification system 8-24-2022

Château de L’escarelle Propriétaire Récoltant Vin de Provence 2021

St. Amant Winery Tools of the Trade Barbera, Lodi Appellation 2019

Herdade do Rocim Mariana Vinho Regional Alentejano Vinho Branco White Wine 2020

Angels & Cowboys Brut Rosé NV

Sparkling stemware 8-17-2022

Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel, Contra Costa County 2020

Masseria Li Veli Askos Susumaniello Rosato Salento IGT 2021

Weingut Meyer-Näkel Pinot Noir Rosé, Ahr 2020

Chehalem Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2021

Most searched Napa wines 8-10-2022

Tabor Hill Winery Rosé, Lake Michigan Shore 2020

Château Minuty Prestige Rosé, Côtes de Provence 2021

Castello del Terriccio Con Vento 2020

Stags’ Leap Winery Chardonnay Napa Valley 2020

Santiago Ruiz O Rosal White Wine 2020

Sauvignon Blanc summer 8-3-2022

Famille Perrin Nature Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2019

Günther Schlink Pinot Noir Rosé 2020

Château Minuty M de Minuty Côtes de Provence Rosé 2021

Justin Right Angle Paso Robles 2019

Miguel Torres Las Mulas Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2021

Wine capsules 7-27-2022

Lake Sonoma Winery Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2019

Luretta Principessa Blanc de Blancs Brut, NV

Free Run Cellars Rosé, Lake Michigan Shore 2019

Chehalem Inox Unoaked Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2021

Koyle Costa La Flor Sauvignon Blanc, San Antonio, Chile 2021

Acquesi Asti DOCG

Ancient Peaks Sauvignon Blanc, Paso Robles 2021

Chardonnay 7-20-2022

Marichal Premium Sauvignon Blanc, Canelones, Uruguay 2021

La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2020

Wine stains

Gancia Prosecco Brut DOC

Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc, Chile 2020

Abadía Retuerta Le Domaine Blanco de Guarda 2020

Smaller wine containers 7-13-2022

Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2021

le Fat bastard Chardonnay 2020

Cantine Ermes Vento di Mare Pinot Grigio, Terre Siciliane IGT 2020

Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2020

Goose Ridge Winery Revelation Rosé 2021

Colline San Biagio Donna Mingarda Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2017

Chilled red wines 7-6-2022

Hot dogs and July 4th

Markus Molitor Riesling Brut Sekt NV

July 4th 2022

Grey Poupon La Moutarde Vin Viognier, Napa Valley 2020

The Mill Keeper Chardonnay, Napa Valley MV

Domaine de Cala Rosé, Coteaux Varois, Provence 2021

Accomplice Chardonnay, California 2020

Mendoza Argentina 6-29-2022

Aperture Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Adobe Road Carbon 2018

Tell me what you think

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Gewürztraminer, Galilee 2017

Joseph Carr Josh Cellars Rosé 2020

Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Sokol Blosser Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Oregon 2021

Siduri Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2019

Open bottle tips 6-22-2022

Frank Family Vineyards Carneros Chardonnay 2019

Albamar Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley Estate Series 2021

Sparkling wine types

Justin Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast 2020

Ritual Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2019 (resend)

Ritual Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2019

Gamble Family Vineyards Rosé Napa Valley 2021

Father’s Day 6-15-2022

Clay Shannon Betsy Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Lake County, California 2020

Clos De Nit Red, Montsant DOC 2018

Calcu Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon 2021

Borsao Rosé Selección 2020

Hess Select California Rosé 2020

Famille Perrin La Vieille Ferme Rouge 2019

Sanford Winery Estate Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills Appellation 2019

Wine container history 6-8-2022

Toad Hollow Vineyards Dry Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, Eye of the Toad 2021

Castello Banfi La Pettegola Vermentino, Toscana IGT 2019

Robert Mondavi The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, To Kalon Vineyard 2017

Mexican food and wine pairing

Lanson Champagne Le Black Label Brut NV

Tilia Estate Bonarda, Mendoza 2020

Ron Rubin Pam’s Unoaked Chardonnay 2020

Pedernales Cellars Petite Sirah, Farmhouse Vineyards, Texas High Plains 2018

Wine and sports 6-1-2022

Rabble Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2019

Champagne name

19 Crimes Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Donnafugata Bell’Assai Vittoria DOC Frappato, Sicilia 2019

Pommery Louis Pommery California Brut

Ron Rubin Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Daou Vineyards Bodyguard 2019

Stags’ Leap Viognier, Napa Valley 2018

The case for swirling 5-25-2022

Joseph Carr Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Klinker Brick Bricks & Roses Rosé, Lodi 2021

19 Crimes Martha’s Chard 2020

Funckenhausen Rosé, Mendoza, Argentina 2021

Gancia Prosecco Rosé DOC

Wine rube-snob avoidance

Daou Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2019

Fruit wines 5-18-2022

Sebastiani Sonoma Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Viña Maquis Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2018

Vintage

Tussock Jumper Chardonnay, France 2020

Hartford Family Winery Hartford Old Vine Zinfandel, Russian River Valley 2019

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Rosé, Galilee 2021

Ettore Wine Chardonnay Zero, Mendocino 2018

Elements of wine: Fruitiness

Top grapes by country 5-11-2022

19 Crimes Snoop Dog Cali Rosé 2020

Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel River 2021

Elements of wine: Sweetness/dryness

Bonterra Rosé, California 2021

Metz Road Riverview Vineyard Pinot Noir, Monterey 2019

Elements of wine: Tannin

Charles Krug Peter Mondavi Family Reserve Generations, Napa Valley 2018

Harveys The Bristol Cream Solera Sherry

Elements of wine: Acidity

Joseph Carr Josh Cellars Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Bourbon Barrel Aged 2019

Future of wine 5-4-2022

McBride Sisters Collection Black Girl Magic Bubbly Rosé

Elements of wine: Alcohol

Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône Nature 2019

Viña Aquitania Lazuli Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley, Chile 2017

Cakebread Cellars Vin de Porche Rosé, Anderson Valley 2021

Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Frescobaldi Castiglioni, Toscana 2018

Sokol Blosser Blossom Ridge Sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2017

Bordeaux blends 4-27-2022

Valle Dell’Acate Il Moro Nero D’Avola, Sicilia IGT 2017

Mack & Schühle Fête des Fleurs Rosé, Côtes de Provence 2020

La Mascota Vineyards Unánime Gran Vino Tinto 2018

Pedernales Cellars Texas Mourvèdre 2019

Stonestreet Estate Vineyards Chardonnay, Alexander Valley 2017

Needed changes in the wine world 4-20-2022

Bottle closures

Stella Rosa Moscato d’Asti DOCG

Coen Malbec Classic 2019

Banshee Pinot Noir, Sonoma County 2019

Sosie Roussanne Vivio Vineyard, Bennett Valley, Sonoma County 2017

Meritage

White oak crisis 4-13-2022

Umani Ronchi Villa Bianchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2019

Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2017

Lake Sonoma Winery Boar’s Blood Red Blend 2018

Gewurztraminer

José Maria da Fonseca Twin Vines Vinho Verde 2020

Echeverria Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley 2016

Calcu Gran Reserva Rosé Malbec 2021

Wine sugar and calories 4-6-2022

Ram’s Gate Carneros Estate Pinot Blanc 2019

Joseph Carr Josh Cellars Paso Robles Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Familia Torres Sangre de Toro Tempranillo 2018

Primus The Blend, Apalta, Colchagua Valley 2018

Duca Di Salaparuta Suor Marchesa Passo delle Mule Nero d’Avola 2018

Removing red wine stains 3-30-2022

Zenato Alanera Rosso Veronese 2018

Wine drinking temperature

Stoneledge Winery & Vineyard Malbec, Texas 2018

Aperture Cellars Sonoma County Red Blend 2019

Adobe Road Shift Red Wine 2019

Acquiesce Grenache Blanc, Lodi 2020

U.S. wine statistics 3-23-2022

Farmhouse Vineyards Smōk & Miroirs NV

Acquesi Brachetto Piemonte Spumante DOC

Cork

EnRoute Les Pommiers Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Estate Grown Chardonnay 2019

Best wines for cooking 3-16-2022

Mack & Schühle Art of Earth Rosé, Vin de France 2019

Gnarly Head Wines Old Vine Zin Zinfandel, Lodi 2019

Morning After Headache

Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2018

Domaine Bousquet Brut, Tupungato, Mendoza NV

Socialization benefits of wine

Zenato Lugana di San Benedetto Bianco 2020

Wine-steak pairing 3-9-2022

Aia Vecchia Lagone, Toscana 2018

Alessandro di Camporeale Grillo Vigna di Mandranova, Sicilia DOC 2018

Peju Province Winery Merlot, Napa Valley 2016

L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot Columbia Valley 2018

The Paring Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley 2018

Roederer Estate L’Ermitage Brut, Anderson Valley 2015

Ramón Bilbao Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2010

Cru Beaujolais 3-2-2022

Viu Manent Secreto Malbec, Valle de Colchagua, Chile 2019

Champagne women

L’Ecole No. 41 Semillon, Columbia Valley 2019

Hammeken Cellars Gotas de Mar Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain 2020

Tabor Hill Winery Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore NV

Vietti Nebbiolo Perbacco, Langhe DOC 2018

When to decant 2-23-2022

Bending Branch Winery Petite Sirah, Newsome Vineyards 2018

Next big thing in wine—egg-shape fermenters?

Tilia Estate Chardonnay, Mendoza 2020

Letrari +4 Brut Rosé Riserva

How the need for warships changed the world of Champagne

Lake Sonoma Winery Sonoma Valley Barbera 2019

Is wine art? 2-16-2022

Joseph Carr Josh Cellars North Coast Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Angels & Cowboys Brut NV

Landmark Vineyards Grand Detour Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2018

Wine ingredient labeling

Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2019

Pio Cesare Barolo Pio DOCG 2017

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Rouge Côtes du Rhône 2018

Kosher, mevushal wine

Wine rules ignored 2-9-2022

Baron Philippe de Rothschild Escudo Rojo Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile 2018

Podere Montale Montecucco La Casetta Riserva Sangiovese DOCG 2015

Ritual Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2017

Daou Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Adelaida District 2018

Wines people like—myth busting

Robert Hall Paso Red, Paso Robles 2017

Westcave Cellars Vigneron Texas Hill Country Estate Red Wine 2018

Ramōn Bilbao Reserva Rioja 2015

Aging wine

Banfi Rosa Regale Asti Sparkling White Wine DOCG 2020

Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2015

Wine and sex

Galil Mountain Winery Merlot, Galilee, Israel 2018

SIMI Landslide Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley 2016

Silverado Vineyards Merlot Mt. George Vineyard 2018

Wine faults

Saint Cosme Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007

Ripeness

Hamel Family Wines Nuns Canyon Vineyard Red Wine 2016

Parmoleto Montecucco Sangiovese Riserva DOCG 2016

Rombauer Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot 2018

Chelsea Goldschmidt Guidestone Rise Merlot, Alexander Valley 2019

Vento di Mare Pinot Noir Terre Siciliane 2019

Sokol Blosser Bluebird Cuvée Brut Sparkling Wine, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2019

Vigneron-Vintner-Négociant

P+S Prats & Symington Prazo de Roriz Douro DOC 2018

Gnarly Head Wines 1924 Limited Edition Scotch Barrel Aged Chardonnay 2019

Mount Veeder Winery Reserve Red Blend, Napa Valley 2017

Beacon Hill Winery & Vineyard Riesling Beacon Hill Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton 2019

Wine labor woes

Inwood Estates Vineyards Oentrepid Wines “X” Texas 2017

Maquis Gran Reserva Cabernet Franc, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2018

Zenato Ripassa Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore 2017

Ram’s Gate Winery Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2017

Markham Napa Valley Vineyards The Altruist 2017

Château de Pez Saint-Estèphe 2018

Burgo Viejo Crianza Rioja Red Wine 2016

River Road Un-Oaked Chardonnay California 2020

2022 wine trends

Sacramental wine

Agathe Bursin Dirstelberg Gewürztraminer Alsace 2016

Le Pianore Tiniatus Montecucco Rosso DOC 2018