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In California’s Greenest AVA, Regenerative Farming Is a Family Business
Whether driving up 101 through inland Mendocino or veering west on 128 through Anderson Valley, it’s clear why Mendocino County AVA is reputed as California’s greenest wine region. Where else does...
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This Winemaker’s Trellis Innovation Sequesters Carbon—and Produces Twice the...
Second-generation grape grower Mark Neal grew up in Napa Valley helping his Greek grandmother make compost for the family garden and his father plant vineyards, build barns and fix tractors. Those...
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Inside Sonoma’s Thriving LGBTQ+ Wine Scene
In the 1980s and 90s, Guerneville and the larger Russian River Valley “became, literally, the place where young men went to die,” says Gary Saperstein, owner of Sonoma-based event company Out in the...
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Understanding Rudolf Steiner, the Man Who Invented Biodynamics
This year, Demeter, the leading certification organization for biodynamic agriculture, marks the 100th anniversary of biodynamics. Some may know that the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian...
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No Longer ‘Fat and Dense’: Viognier Has Entered an Era of Elegance
Viognier (pronounced VEE-oh-nyay) is a white grape variety historically grown in France’s Rhône Valley. Full-bodied and aromatically intense, it is sometimes blended with other white Rhône varietals...
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My First Vintage Was My Dad’s Last
We had no clue that my first vintage of making wine would be during my dad’s last year on earth. We didn’t know that during the summer morning of 2012, when he helped me tend to our Syrah vines in the...
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Is the Industry Moving Past ‘Rosé All Day’? These Producers Are Doubling Down...
Rosé has moved beyond its status as quintessential poolside sipper to full-on cultural icon. Case in point: Social media is filled with hashtags and accounts associated with ubiquitous phrases like...
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Under the Sea, Into the Vines: Is Seaweed the Next Eco-Friendly Farming...
“There is no such thing as a silver bullet when it comes to farming organically,” says Joe Nielsen, general manager and director of winemaking at Sonoma’s Ram’s Gate Winery. “Without herbicides and...
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Is Double Decanting Worth It?
Though wrapped in an aura of luxury and flashes of fine crystal, the process of decanting wine is really a very basic technique that can enhance the enjoyment of almost every bottle. That’s something...
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California Winemaking Is at a Dangerous Crossroads. Here’s How Vintners Are...
California’s vineyards are on the verge of crisis. Vine disease is rampant, labor costs are exploding, and the climate is getting hotter, sometimes wetter, certainly weirder. But most places you look,...
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