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Many of us have helped mark a special occasion with fine wine. What better way to celebrate and honor a spouse, child, relative or friend than a gift that can be shared by all. The clinking of glasses filled with

In past columns, I’ve expounded on a time-honored and well-worn axiom in the wine industry: 90 percent of a wine is made in the vineyard. This espouses that the characteristics of a wine are primarily under the influence of nature,

“Aged wine” is a rather open-ended term lacking any specificity to a particular wine. Your concept of aging may be a matter of a few days – or hours; mine may be several decades. While one consumer may not have

“I purchased a wine that I thoroughly enjoyed and would like to save a few bottles for consumption over time. Will my wine age well?” I am frequently asked this question. Invariably, my response is “It depends.” As a living,

It is said that more scientific-based breakthroughs have been introduced in the last 50 years in addressing the forces of nature than in all humankind before that. But what of the more mundane incidents of man’s efforts to vanquish the

Having exhausted the lists of wine-themed movies and books recommended in my recent columns, I’ve resorted to sorting through wine travel photos and videos to relive the pleasures of past adventures. I’ve become lost in another time when one could

We’re all well into working remotely, self-isolation, social distancing and banned group gatherings. And we’re well into being creative in the use of our newly found, and totally unexpected, free time, for which we were totally unprepared. And we’ve come