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The Revitalized Mâconnais

In the last 20 years no wine region in the world has made more impressive strides in producing serious quality wines than the Mâconnais in France.

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Yes Virginia, There Is A Great Pinot Grigio

Yes Virginia, There Is A Great Pinot Grigio

Pinot Grigio occupies a unique place in the wine world which is best told through a tale of two wine customers.

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A Word About Natural Wines

A Word About Natural Wines

"Natural Wine" must mean a wine that is produced naturally, but what does that really mean?

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Three bottles of red wine from California, Italy, and France

Think Place Rather Than Grape

Have you ever wondered why European bottles of wine will be labeled by their place of origin like "Côtes-Du-Rhône," "Chianti" or "Rioja" rather than by their respective grapes like Grenache, Sangiovese, or Tempranillo?

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Five Things to Know on International Sauvignon Blanc Day

Sauvignon Blanc is originally...

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You Can Learn A Lot from Chablis

If there’s one wine that can teach you a lot, it’s Chablis.

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Six Ways to Be A Better Drinker

Over many years of tasting and helping customers, I've become aware of several things that have helped me get more out of my wine experiences so I thought I'd share a few tips.

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Map of Loire wine region in France with red stars near Tours and Sancerre

Sancerre's Impressive Relatives

Call them siblings or cousins of Sancerre but know that if you want to avoid the Sancerre price tag, yet you like that French style of Sauvignon Blanc, these wines deserve exploration.

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Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Wines in Brief

Wines are produced in a variety of ways, both conventionally and by more natural methods. For various classifications of natural production we often get asked what the S, O, B, and N labeling of wine bottles in the shop means.

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