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Natty & Nasty: Nadia Dmytriw, Floraison Selections
I have to warn you that this is a LONG interview. It has been slightly edited for continuity and believe it or not, brevity, but over the course of two lengthy conversations and many glasses of wine,...
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A Few Words about Amphora with Andrew Beckham, Beckham Estate Vineyards
Andrew Beckham has been a ceramics potter for 25 years. This was his first love before he got into winemaking. In 2004, he and his wife, Annedria moved to their home in the Chehalem Mountains and...
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A Few Words – Zev Rovine, Zev Rovine Selections
Over the last couple of years, Zev Rovine’s company, Zev Rovine Selections, has become one of the most recognized natural wine importers, working with coveted wines from Domaine de la Grande Colline,...
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Raw Wine: New York and Los Angeles
Isabelle Legeron of RAW WINE. Photo courtesy of Tom Moggach. Raw Wine is the pre-eminent natural wine fair, at least by international standards. Isabelle Legeron, a Master of Wine and the author of...
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Is Wine and Food Pairing Really a Thing?
Is wine and food pairing really a thing? Of course, it is, but is it? Art that is thousands of years old shows people stuffing their faces and washing it down with goblets of fermented grape juice....
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The Vinguard’s Most Memorable Wines of 2017
Every year I make a list of the most memorable wines I’ve had over the past 12 months. I started this when I was writing for the San Francisco Examiner and have kept the tradition going. It’s fun. I...
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What Would Duchamp Say About Natural Wines?
The typed text of “Apropos of Readymades,” a speech Duchamp made in 1961. My friend, Jake Halper of Field Blend Selections, tagged me in a comment on Instagram that was part of an Ordinaire feed...
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Sulfites Explained
Here’s an imperfect baseball analogy. Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens surely benefitted from taking human growth hormone or steroids, no question about it. They were elite players before...
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LET THE GIRLCOTT BEGIN!
The Vinguard’s 2018 listing of women-owned wineries, wine bars, shops and restaurants A few friends have asked me which venues in the wine industry they should avoid as they do not wish to patronize...
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Natty & Nasty: Nadia Dmytriw, Floraison Selections
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Talking Chablis with Athénaïs de Béru
Every once in a while I’ll come across a producer who will make me completely rethink the wines from a region. It’s exciting, sort of like falling in love again with a person who you’ve been with for a...
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Hybrid Love: La Garagista with Deidre Heekin
This is a revised/updated version of a posting that was in The Vinguard newsletter. I’ve been following what La Garagista has been doing for a few years now. I love that states not named California,...
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Turning a Page
Today I pulled the trigger. Such words coming from me might be confusing…I’m hardly a gun nut. As a lot of people know, I was on my way to graduate school when I caught the wine bug, 27 years ago, and...
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A couple of months ago I tuned into The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC and listened while he spent a fair bit of time taking down Laura Ingraham for criticizing David Hogg, the Marjory...
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Reflections on Winning
I don’t think any Warrior’s fan is going to tell you that their last five quarters of play hasn’t pretty much sucked. It’s disappointing because on paper, they have the most gifted roster in the NBA...
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WINeFare Preview: Brianne Day, Day Wines
Brianne Day, Day Wines In just a few short years, Brianne Day has acquired quite a following in the natural wine world but to think of her solely in this context is misleading. When I think about...
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WINeFare Preview: Tracey Brandt, Donkey & Goat
Tracey Brandt of Donkey & Goat winery at a vineyard on Fish Rock Road in Yorkville, California, August 26, 2015. Photo © Erik Castro Anyone who makes wine is taking a risk. Making natural wine is...
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WINeFare Preview: Anna Delaski, Solminer
I’d been hearing about Solminer’s wines for a couple of years but honestly did not have a chance to try them until last November. My introduction came in the form of a sparkling Grüner Veltliner that...
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