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High-Altitude Napa Valley Wine: Napa Valley with Altitude Tasting.

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Great California Chenin Blanc: California White Rises to New Quality Heights

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Santa Lucia Highlands: Little Known California Appellation Showcases Stellar Wines.

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Wine Touring in Santa Barbara CA: 43 Wineries and 3 Wine Trails

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The Mystery of Château Pétrus: Why the World's Most Expensive Red Wine Costs So Much

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Wine Terroirs: Do the French Know Something We Don't Know About Soils?

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Defects in Wine: A Discussion of the Major Wine Flaws: Tips on How to Taste Wine

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Merlot Surprise! Is Price Really a Suitable Guide to Quality in New World Merlot?

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Blended Red Wines: The Rationale Behind Blending Different Varietals Together

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Cooking with Wine: Advice On Wines for Cooking

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Sweet Wines for Valentine's Day: Which Wine Will You Choose To Celebrate Your Sweet One?

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California's First Wines: California Wine History Is Re-written

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Tasting Old & New World Merlots: 2005 Owen Roe Merlot Yakima Valley DuBrul Vineyard and More

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Organic and Biodynamic Wine: What Is It?

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The Rise of California Merlot: Merlot Finds Its Stride in the Golden State

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New Varietals from Midwest U.S. A Burgeoning Wine Industry Takes Root in Missouri

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The First American Wines: Early Viticulturists Learn to Hybridize

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Wine in Early America: How North American Wine Got Its Start.

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A Spectrum of Sauvignon Blancs: Our Tasting Panel Selects Five Outstanding Sauvignons.

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Canada’s Top Wines in 2006: Wine Access Magazine Announces Canada’s Best Wines.

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How Pros Taste Wine: A Historic Tasting of Zinfandels by the Winemakers Who Made Them.

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Holiday Wines: Which Wines Will You Choose for Your Holiday Meals?

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Paso Robles Wine Touring: California's Most Welcoming Wine Destination?

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Cabernet Sauvignon Bargains: Is It Really Necessary To Pay a Premium Price?

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Petite Sirah — Noble Grape? The Mysterious Origins of Petite Sirah

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Oregon Pinot Noir: Oregon’s Red Hills of Dundee

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Columbia Gorge Wine Touring: An Explosion of Wineries in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge.

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The Role of Climate on Terroir: Emerging Views on the Relationship between Temperature and Soil.

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Italian-styled Wine in California: An Industry Begun by Italians Returns to its Roots

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Zork: A New wine Bottle Closure: A New Alternative to Cork Closures

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Western Australia Wine Reviews: 2005 Salitage Sauvignon Blanc, 2005 Leeuwin Estate Riesling and More

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Champagne & Potato Chips? You Bet! By Natalie MacLean

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Virginia Wine Country: October is Virginia Wine Month

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

"R"s of Zinfandel Results: The Great Cal Zinfandel "R" Produders

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The House of Mondavi —Gotham Books: A fascinating new book by Julia Flynn Siler

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Pietra Santa Red Wines: Reviews of Pietra Santa Red Wines

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Pietra Santa — a Winery to Watch: Beautiful Wines at an Affordable Price

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COPIA Hosts R’s of Zinfandel Comp: 46 Zinfandels are compared and rated by an 8-member tasting panel.

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Wines of Western Australia: A Different Breed of Australian Wine

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25th Paso Robles Wine Festival: A Burgeoning Wine Region Celebrates Its Success

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Wines of Chile: Are Chilean wines really great bargains?

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Do Vineyard Soils Really Matter? How soil composition affects the flavor of wine.

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More Reviews of Cal Zinfandels: Our tasting panel reviews current releases of California Zinfandels.

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More California Zinfandel Reviews: Our tasting panel offers its reviews of current Zinfandels.

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California Zinfandel Reviews: Our tasting panel reviews current Zinfandels from California.

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San Fransico's ZAP Festival: The world's biggest single varietal wine tasting event.

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

California Celebrates Zinfandel: The Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival

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Zinfandel—America’s Mystery Grape: History and background of the Zinfandel grape

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The Awesome Power of Wine Ratings: How wine ratings work.

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Mission Grapes Role in Winemaking: North and South American Winery Origins

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Israel Wines vs. California Wines: Results of our blind comparison of Israeli and California wines.

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Rating Israeli & California Wines: How do Israel’s finest red wines compare to their California counter

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The Restaurant Wine List-2: Part 2 in a two-part series on ordering wine from a restaurant wine list.

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The Restaurant Wine List: Choosing a wine from a restaurant wine list.

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Cheese & Wine Pairing Results: Our panel’s report on four cheese and wine pairings.

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A Formal Cheese and Wine Pairing: Our tasting panel seeks out perfect pairings of artisanal cheeses and wines

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Toucan Wines—Artisanal Zinfandel: Tiny California wineries produce some of the finest wines.

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Wine's Cutting Edge in 2007: Is California’s Central Coast the Cutting Edge of Wine Making?

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Ice Wine-Canada’s World Class Wine: Canada has become the world’s leading supplier of ice wine.

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The Effects of Oak Barrels on Wine: How do oak barrels affect the taste of wine?

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VIE — a New, Cutting-Edge Winery: A startup Lake County winery whose products are second to none.

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Style in New World Wines: Is a New World style emerging?

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Wines for Thanksgiving: Which wines will you choose to accompany your traditional Thanksgiving turkey?

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Types of Wineries: A guide to making the most of your winery tours.

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Grenache — America’s Next Pinot? How American Grenaches compare with Australian Grenache and Spanish Grenache.

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Wine in Early California: How the wine industry got started in early California.

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South African Wines: How do current South African wines compare to other New World Wines?

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Style in California Riesling: How do today’s California Rieslings compare with those of the past?

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Riesling — A Rising Star? Or is New World Riesling an awkward child?

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New World Gewurztraminer Wines: Tasting New World Bottlings of Alsace's Beloved Gewurztraminer and other Alsatian Varietals. Australian Gewurztraminer, Californian Gewurztraminer and German Gewurztraminer vs Alsastian Gewurztraminer.

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Enjoying Older Cabernet Sauvignon: Why keep your Cabernet Sauvignons for years when they are so tasty when they're first released?

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Global Warming Threatens Vintners: National Science Foundation, NASA and Purdue U Report Suggests Wine-Growing Regions Reduced by 81% by 2100

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California's Wine Tour Experience: Temecula, Santa Barbara County, Carneros and Napa, Columbia and Sonoma Valleys Add Tasting Rooms and Fees, Gourmet Restaurants, Souvenir Glassware, and Limo and Train Access to Bring in the Tourists

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Best of Paso Robles' 100 Wineries: Eberle, EOS Estate, Meridian Vineyards, Turley Wine Cellars, Tablas Creek Vineyards, Justin Vineyards and Family Wineries Offer Zinfandels, Rhone Styled Wines, Meritage Blends and More

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Paso Robles' Historic Wine Region: Wineries in California's San Luis Obispo County began with Mission San Miguel and York Mountain Winery but has Grown to include Nadeau Family Vintners, Stacked Stone Cellars, Dusi Vineyard,

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Wine to Serve w/ Spicy Asian Meals: Dry Rieslings, Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnays, Zinfandels Complement Curries, Sushi, Tempura and more from China, Japan, and Thailand

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Chilled Wines for Summer Dishes: Campari Kir, Pinot Grigio, Unoaked Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Roses, and Zinfandels for BBQs, Father's Day, and Festive Outdoor Occasions

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Herzog's Kosher Wines: Joe Hurliman and this Cellar in Oxnard California offer Baron and Reserve Label Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé of Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Old Vine Zinfandel and Syrah

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2003-4 Pinots vs French Burgundies: Foxen Santa Maria Valley, Cloudy Bay Marlborough, Patricia Green Cellars Estate and Rusack PN Santa Rita Hills Reserve from California, Oregon and New Zealand Compete with Comparable French Wines

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Red Burgundy vs. NW Pinot Noir: New World Winemakers have Optimal Vineyard Sites, 46 Clones of the French Grape, and excellent Wine Production Techniques but will it Win the Taste Test?

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Columbia Gorge Wineries: The 80-mile Divide in the Cascade Mountains between Oregon and Washington hosts more than 25 Vintners, Notably Maryhill and Syncline Wineries

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Aussie Zinfandel and Cab Sauvignon: Wines from the Margaret River and Barossa Valley Regions and Maxwell Lime Cave Reserve Stack up to California's Best

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Old vs New World White Wine Styles: Oak, Climate, and Hang and Cellar Time set apart California's South Coast Winery and New Zealand's Villa Maria Marlborough Reserve and Australia's Bird in Hand Sauvignon Blancs

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By: Feature Writer Alan Boehmer

Rideau - A Creole Winery: In the Danish village of Solvang California in Santa Ynez Valley Winemaker Rick Longoria Creates a Chardonnay, Viognier and Roussanne to Complement Oysters, Gumbo and the Winery's French-Spanish Roots

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Reviews of Temecula Valley Wines: This California Region's Chardonnays, Merlots, Dolcetto, Malbec, Solera Sherry and Port-style Wines are among Finest in the US

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California's Temecula Valley Wines: Without the Crowds of Napa Valley and the Cost of Tuscany, the Inn at Churon Winery and the South Coast Winery Resort and Spa Tip their Glass in Style

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