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| Oregon's Eco-Friendly Wine: Leading the World in Green Wine |
Filled with intimate profiles of Oregon's ecologically responsible wineries and winemakers, this is the first book to spotlight green pioneers of the wine industry. Richly photographed, the book takes the reader into Oregon's famed vineyards and shows the work involved in sustainable viticulture, as well as the satisfaction of making some the worlds best Pinot Noirs while being proper stewards of the land. Includes wine recommendation and a complete winery directory.
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Casa MarĂn Winery, Chile: Current Releases
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For me, great wines always have a story behind them. It can be the story of the people who made it, the place it comes from, the story of how the grapes became the final wine, or a thousand other things that make a wine more than just the flavors and aromas in the glass. The best wines are
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Odfjell Winery, Chile: Current Releases
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Many of the people I spoke to in Chile were quite proud of the diverse European immigrant populations that have seeded the country in previous centuries, especially those that brought with them skills, knowledge, and entrepreneurship. Even more recent immigrants, like Norwegian Dan Odfjell are
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Notes from the Al Fresco Tasting at IPNC 2009
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I go to a lot of wine tastings, and have come to really appreciate those that are done right. It may not be immediately apparent how easily a large public tasting can be screwed up, but all it takes is one small thing to make it a really miserable experience. For instance, a lack of spit buckets
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Australia's Yarra Valley After the Fires
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On my recent press trip to Australia, not 24 hours after getting off the plane I found myself winding down country roads amidst the pastoral rolling hills of the Yarra Valley . I arrived mid-harvest, to friendly, purple stained hands, and sighs of relief at a vintage that everyone felt was one
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Random Ramblings of a Weary Winemaker: 10 Things I Hate About O
Wine.Woot guest blogger emeritus Peter Wellington comes down from the mountain bearing more of his winemaking wisdom!
Let me start by saying I don't really hate organic. I just have some major quarrels with its current manifestation in our culture. The title of this blog is more the result of my
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Brittan Vineyards, Willamette Valley, OR: Inaugural Releases
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Expressed briefly, making a great wine is rather quite simple. You find the right piece of ground; you put the right grapes in; you tend them well and harvest them at the right time; and then you smash them together and nudge the product gently away from its tendency towards vinegar. For some
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