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150 articles
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Argentine Wine: Malbec and a Whole Lot More
A guide to Argentine wine: Malbec's rise from Cahors to Mendoza, why altitude is the secret, and the Cabernet, Chardonnay and Torrontés worth trying.
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Piedmont Wine: Truffle Country's Finest Pours
A guide to Piedmont wine: Nebbiolo's kingdom of Barolo and Barbaresco, the everyday joys of Barbera and Dolcetto, and its underrated whites.
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Priorat Wine: Spain's Boldest, Most Dramatic Red
A guide to Priorat: the llicorella slate soils, old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena, and the 1990s revival that made it one of Spain's greatest reds.
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Gamay: The Wine That Refuses to Take Itself Seriously
Gamay is the funny friend in the wine world—it doesn't take itself seriously, doesn't demand reverence, doesn't care if you're a collector or a casual drinker. It's just insanely, effortlessly delicious.
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Ribera del Duero: Spain's Other Great Red Wine Region
A guide to Ribera del Duero: the same Tempranillo grape as Rioja, but bolder, thanks to brutal altitude and a run of cult-status estates.
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Tempranillo: Spain's Unsung Backbone
Tempranillo doesn't want to be fashionable. It wants to be part of your life. Which, it turns out, is far more interesting.
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Napa Valley Wine: California's Liquid Gold
A guide to Napa Valley wine: why Cabernet is king, the 1976 tasting that changed everything, and how valley floor differs from mountain top.
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Grenache: The Underdog Grape That Quietly Won Everything
Grenache is the wallflower at the wine party who turned out to be infinitely more interesting than everyone thought. Lighter, fresher, more elegant—it's the red wine equivalent of a perfect summer evening.
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Provence Wine: There's More to It Than Rosé
Provence is more than pale pink wine: a guide to its proper rosé, the age-worthy reds of Bandol, and the salty whites worth hunting down.
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Sangiovese: Italy's Greatest Grape, and It's Not Even Close
Sangiovese isn't just Italy's greatest grape—it's one of the world's most complex, most rewarding, most utterly magnetic red wines. Chianti, Brunello, Vino Nobile: all bowing to the same brilliant master.
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Cabernet Sauvignon: The Cornerstone Wine No One's Talked Into Liking
Cabernet doesn't seduce you. It commands respect. If that sounds intimidating, that's rather the point.
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Tuscany Wine: A Grand Tour in a Glass
A guide to Tuscany wine: the Sangiovese heartland of Chianti and Brunello, the Super-Tuscan rebellion, and the coast-to-hills spread of styles.