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Miller Union Co-Owner Neal McCarthy Talks Wine

July 30, 2020

It takes serious corkscrew skills to score back-to-back James Beard Award finalist nominations for Outstanding Wine Program, and Neal McCarthy—co-owner, …

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Willamette Pinot Auction Goes Virtual—and Will Benefit Beard Foundation

July 25, 2020

PINOT WEEK Even for the pros who are there to work, the annual springtime Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) Pinot …

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Singular Delights from the Gary Farrell Winery

July 25, 2020

PINOT WEEK A chance to taste seven 2016 single vineyard Pinot Noirs from Sonoma’s Gary Farrell Winery, side by side—and …

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ESSENTIALS: Central Otago

July 24, 2020

PINOT WEEK Most people think of New Zealand for its Sauvignon Blanc, and rightly so—but these days the buzz is …

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A Look Back at Sideways, Where Wine is A Metaphor

July 24, 2020

PINOT WEEK Alexander Payne’s close-to-the-bone 2004 Oscar-winning comedy Sideways earned substantial credit for successfully recasting the Hollywood buddy movie stereotype …

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TASTING NOTE: 1995 Burgundy

July 23, 2020

PINOT WEEK Many years ago I went to Burgundy for the first time with friends, like-minded travelers who showed me …

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TASTING NOTE: 2001 Sanford Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

July 23, 2020

PINOT WEEK New world pinot lovers have endless debates: Do American Pinots age? Some argue they’re made to drink young, …

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The Excellent Spatburgunders of August Kesseler

July 22, 2020

PINOT WEEK Spätburgunder. Say it out loud: “Shpayt-ber-gun-der,” with a long “a” sound. There you go. The “burgunder,” like Burgundy, …

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Where to Go: Willamette Valley, Oregon

July 22, 2020

PINOT WEEK The first thing you should know about visiting Oregon’s Willamette Valley is how to pronounce it:  It’s “will-AM-et.” …

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Making Senses: Low Production, Gorgeous Sonoma Pinots

July 22, 2020

PINOT WEEK Myles Lawrence-Briggs, Christopher Lloyd Strieter, and Max Thieriot grew up playing in the vineyards they now cultivate for …

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Where to Go: Burgundy

July 21, 2020

PINOT WEEK Burgundy can seem overwhelming at first. However, once you fall in love with the wines of the famed …

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ESSENTIALS: Pinot Noir

July 21, 2020

PINOT WEEK “There’s a magic in Pinot Noir; it’s a lifelong pursuit. While Cabernet is in front of grand homes, …

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Meet Sonja Magdevski, a Santa Barbara Star

July 20, 2020

PINOT WEEK A journalist by training and a winemaker by passion, Sonja Magdevski founded Casa Dumetz with a goal to …

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Welcome to Pinot Noir Week

July 20, 2020

PINOT WEEK Many of the world’s wine lovers would be trekking to Oregon this week for the International Pinot Noir …

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Wrapping Up This Year’s En Primeur

July 18, 2020

As is usually the case with French wine, there is a long and detailed explanation. But let’s try to sum …