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Category: Stories

A Thirst for Knowledge

Texas Sommelier Tiffany Tobey Is One to Watch story and photo by Lori Moffatt If the Texas wine community were to organize an improv troupe, dynamic sommelier Tiffany Tobey could

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Expanding Perspective

For Asian Wine Professionals, the Path to Success Begins With Focus and Determination story and photos by Wilfred Wong How do Asian wine professionals navigate an industry that is sometimes

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California’s Newest AVA

By Kristen Shubert The email from owner of Catalina View Wines, Jim York said: “We harvest Pinot tomorrow.” It was August 10—an early harvest for any grape, especially a red

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Rutherford Sisterhood

PEJU WINERY’S SARA FOWLER VIEWS WINEMAKING AS AN EXTENSION OF FAMILY VALUES story by Randy Caparoso / photos by Clara Rice This fall, PEJU Winery winemaker and vice president of

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Battle of the Home Winemakers

47th Annual U.S. Amateur Winemaking Competition: From Apple Cider Ice Wine to Vignoles/ Viognier by Kristen Shubert Do you call yourself a wine connoisseur? Feel you have a vast knowledge

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A Decadent Dupe

At Acquerello in San Francisco, Chef Suzette Gresham’s Faux Foie Gras Pasta Leaves a Lasting Impression by Michelle M. Metter I MET CHEF SUZETTE GRESHAM around 13 years ago, and

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Rosé All Year

by Erik Segelbaum I must have been sick that day in sommelier school when we learned the “rules” of rosé. Apparently, rosé is only good when consumed between May and

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