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Forget Vintage, Take the “Bomb Pulse”

When it comes to wine, scientists are, in fact, using radioactive carbon traces to determine a bottle’s age.  Specifically, new research has shown that the amount of radioactive carbon captured in …

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Wine Taint in California Pinot Noir

There’s no denying one of Pinot’s wine tasting hallmarks — and the reason many of us love it so — is its discernible funk on the nose.  Barnyard stank, dung, smokey …

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Italian Wine Reviews

File this in the”old dog, new tricks” category. I’ve never been a fan of Italian Merlot. The ones I’d had the misfortune to experience were thin, too vegetal, and in some …

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Pesticides in Wine

While it’s unlikely to see an industrial-strength crop duster hovering over a vineyard anytime soon, news from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) indicates there’s a valid reason …

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The Science of Soil

I loved this article from the Lancaster Farming website by Chris Torres, “A Systems Approach to Organic.” It’s a quick and fascinating read about how California winemakers recently demonstrated to local …

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Sicilian Red Wines

Last October, we ran a wine tasting class focused on Sicily. The gist of which is that the island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean is undergoing an exciting transformation in its …

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