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SPECIAL REPORT Argentina
Catherine Fallis, MS, CWP
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April
2009
Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world—and the largest of all Spanish-speaking countries—in terms of land mass. Thanks to the majestic Andes Mountains, brilliant year-round sun
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Gustavo Caligiore, Caligiore Organic Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina
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March 15
2010
The Caligiore family bought the 17-acre Finca La Marolina in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo district in 1969. This vineyard had been planted to Malbec since 1930, but the family sold off its grapes
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Organic Grape Growing in Napa Valley
Randy Caparoso
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September
2009
“When I told my dad we were going to take the company organic,” says Mark Neal, “he drove over to Sonoma, came back with a tray of rotten apples and peaches, and said, ‘This is how our grape
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COVER STORY How Green Is Your Wine?
Julianne Will
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August
2008
About 40 consumers filled a classroom on a recent weeknight at Just Grapes, a wine store in downtown Chicago, to hear a presentation on biodynamic wines. Erinn Benziger was on hand to descri
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BOTTOM LINE How to promote organic wines
Randy Caparoso
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March
2009
It makes economic sense to integrate the rapidly growing organic culture into your wine program.
At the most recent meeting of the San Francisco Trend Think Tank, under the them
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RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT 743 Bistro, Mendoza, Argentina
S. Peter Smith
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July
2009
A 29-year-old chef with seven restaurants, Lucas Bustos epitomizes the adventurous, innovative, new generation of culinary entrepreneurs in Mendoza.
As the wine industry continue
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Cheval des Andes, Mendoza, Argentina
David Vogels, CWP
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January 31
2010
This white horse is carrying the ancient spirit of St. Émilion to Argentina.
If you’ve ever wanted to know what a St. Émilion tasted like before phylloxera, there may be a less e
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INTERVIEW Laura Catena, Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina
Catherine Fallis, MS, ACWP
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April 30
2010
This San Francisco physician is one of the leading figures on the Argentine wine scene.
I’ve known Laura Catena for years through the wine industry and see her fairly often, s
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Ernesto Bajda, Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón, Mendoza, Argentina
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October 15
2011
Spanish visionary Miguel Escorihuela Gascón emigrated to Argentina and bought his first Mendoza vineyards in 1884. Fifty-six years later, his winery was the first in the country to bottle a
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Sebastián Zuccardi, Bodega Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza, Argentina
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January 15
2012
The Zuccardi family emigrated from Italy to Argentina in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Don Alberto Zuccardi established an irrigation company, introducing new water-management techniq
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APPELLATION Mendoza, Argentina
Fred Minnick
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April 15
2012
Mendoza winemakers are moving beyond Malbec. The picture captures Argentina’s wine industry perfectly. A beautiful woman is silhouetted against the breathtakingly bright blue sky an
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TERROIR Bodega Chacra, Río Negro, Argentina
Natalie Guinovart, CWE, DWS
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March 15
2011
An Italian winemaker connects with the land of Patagonia.
The first time I tasted a Pinot Noir from Patagonia was on a 2005 visit to Argentina’s southernmost point, Tierra del Fu
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APPELLATION Neuquén, Argentina
Karoline Boehm-Goodnick, CSW
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July 31
2011
Winemaking craft is flourishing at the end of the world.
Not quite the land down under, Neuquén is home to some of the world’s most southerly vineyards. Located just within the n
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Greg Bjornstad, Pfendler Vineyards, Petaluma, Calif.
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July 31
2010
Pfendler Vineyards was founded by Kimberly Pfendler in 2007, in honor of her late husband Peter, who planted the Petaluma Gap estate’s first vineyard in 1992.
Winemaker Greg Bjornstad
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Charlie Barra, BARRA of Mendocino/Girasole Vineyards, Redwood Valley, California
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September 15
2010
2010 marks the 65th harvest for Charlie Barra, founder of BARRA of Mendocino and Girasole Vineyards. Born into an Italian immigrant family in Calpella, Calif., in 1926, Barra spent his childhood
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Hugh Davies, Schramsberg Vineyards, Calistoga, California
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October
2009
Jacob Schram founded Schramsberg Vineyards in Napa Valley in 1862 and ran it until his death in 1905. Following a series of owners, Jack and Jamie Davies bought the 200-acre property in 1965
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Mary Ann Hardman, Persimmon Creek Vineyards, Clayton, Georgia
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November
2009
Mary Ann Hardman and her husband Sonny, a practicing dermatopathologist, founded Persimmon Creek Vineyards in Clayton, Ga., in August 2000. Situated at an elevation of 2,100 feet, the 110-ac
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TERROIR Colomé, Salta, Argentina
David Vogels, CWP
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November
2009
It’s an arduous journey to reach the world’s highest vineyards.
Start driving north on Route 40 from Cafayate, a remote winegrowing town in the high plains of northern Argentina.
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FOR OPENERS Follow the money to Argentina
David Vogels, CWP
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May
2009
Where do you go to find the latest winemaking technology? Try Argentina.
In case you didn’t know, and many of you undoubtedly do, one of today’s wine buzzwords is “microvinifica
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Leslie Mead, Talley Vineyards, Arroyo Grande, California
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March
2009
Talley Vineyards was founded in 1982 by Don Talley, a second-generation farmer, with the goal of producing estate-grown Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Arroyo Grande Valley of southern Sa
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Theresa Heredia, Freestone Vineyards, Freestone, California
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December
2008
Joe Phelps is legendary for his Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, but it was always a dream of his to produce world-class Pinot Noir. In 1999, after years of searching, his family finally boug
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Paul Colantuoni, Rocca Family Vineyards, Napa, California
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January
2009
Rocca Family Vineyards is the creation of Mary Rocca and her husband, Eric Grigsby—a former dentist and a still-practicing physician, respectively, who moved to the Napa Valley in 1989. They
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Darren Procsal, Atlas Peak Vineyards, Napa, Calif.
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August
2008
Atlas Peak is one of those Napa subappellations, like Stags Leap, that shares its name with preexisting wineries. The mountain itself is the highest peak in the Vaca Range, bordering the e
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
George Bursick, J Vineyards & Winery
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October
2008
J Vineyards & Winery’s winemaking philosophy is grounded in founder Judy Jordan’s sense of place and commitment to quality. J now operates eight estate vineyards on 261 acres planted thr
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Blackbird Vineyards, Oak Knoll District, California
Ben Narasin
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August
2008
A three-word, hand-scrawled change in an employment contract bought Michael Polenske his dream vineyard in Napa Valley.
Now, five years later, his Blackbird Vineyards is flying a
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INTERVIEW Michael Chiarello, Chiarello Family Vineyards, Napa, California
Patricia Savoie
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August
2008
Michael Chiarello has packed a great deal into his four-plus decades.
His far-flung food-and-wine empire has grown out of and reinforced a way of living—a lifestyle—grounded in
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INTERVIEW Paul Draper, Ridge Vineyards, California
David Vogels, CWP
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Preview Issue
2007
Monte Bello Ridge occupies one of the highest peaks in the Santa Cruz Mountains,
about a 45-minute drive down the coast from San Francisco.To reach Monte Bello, you wend your way t
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Lazy Creek Vineyards, Anderson Valley, California
Vance Booher, ACWP, CWS
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Preview Issue
2007
Mendocino: The name conjures up towering stands of redwood trees and the stark,
beautiful loneliness of the Pacific Coast. But just a few miles inland from those rocky shores, followin
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville, Virginia
Vance Booher, ACWP, CSW
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June
2008
Famiglia Zonin, steeped in nearly 200 years of winemaking tradition, owns 11 estates and more than 4,500 acres of vineyards in Italy.
So where did the family’s sixth-generation heir, Gi
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Robert Foley Vineyards, Napa Valley, California
Benjamin T. Weinberg
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March
2009
Snuggled up to the backside of Howell Mountain, away from the hustle of Napa but close enough to drive in for dinner, lies Robert Foley’s new winery.
It’s the first crush facilit
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa Valley, California
Benjamin T. Weinberg
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July
2009
Third-generation vintner Loren Trefethen is the future of his family’s Oak Knoll estate, and he’s undeniably, passionately green.
“I realized pretty early on that I grew up relat
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TERROIR Champoux Vineyards, Prosser, Washington
Christina Kelly
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July
2009
Some of the best Cabernets in Washington have Champoux on their labels.
Paul Champoux knows the seasons of his vineyard intuitively. As the third generation of a family of farmer
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INTERVIEW Doug Shafer, Shafer Vineyards, Napa, California
Catherine Fallis, MS, ACWP
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October
2009
For this premium producer, it’s all about sustainability, balance, and paying attention to the little things. Wines from Shafer Vineyards, in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, are
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Bugay Wines and Vineyards, Sonoma, California
Benjamin T. Weinberg
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April 30
2010
The Bugays are passionate stewards of the land of their dreams.
"Great wines originate in the vineyard," John Bugay tells me from across the burnished, antique oak table that gr
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TERROIR Shake Ridge Vineyards, Amador County, California
Randy Caparoso
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February 28
2012
A single vineyard has raised the stature of Amador County. The reputations of U.S. winegrowing regions have a history of being turned around almost overnight, often by just one or two
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Cayuse Vineyards, Walla Walla, Washington
Bruce Schoenfeld
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November 30
2012
This French iconoclast has triumphed in Washington.
Geese are quacking. A pig waddles. There’s a rustle from inside dense rows of Syrah—spaced so tightly the vineyard resembles
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT RdV Vineyards, Delaplane, Virginia
David D. Denton, CWE, CSS, IBWE
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January 15
2013
Rutger de Vink is bidding to produce Bordeaux-quality wines in Virginia.
In the early 2000s, Rutger de Vink was searching for the right piece of farmland
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Beverage Programs Go Green
Julianne Will
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June
2009
It is Alberto Gonzalez’s firm belief that a commitment to the ecological type of green can bring in the financial type of green.
In fact, he’s put his money where his mouth is—as h
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT China Bend Winery, Kettle Falls, Washington
Christina Kelly
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June 15
2010
A couple of unregenerate hippies have found a niche for sulfite-free wines.
More than 30 years ago, Bart and Victory Alexander were told they could never grow organic grapes on
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EVENT SPOTLIGHT 2012 SJ Terroir Experience, Mendocino, California
Randy Caparoso
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October 15
2012
Sommeliers on our annual trek explored Mendocino County from Eagle Peak to the Islands in the Sky.
Bill Summerville, sommelier of La Belle Vie in Minneapolis, succinctly summed up th
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COVER STORY Fall Release Report
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October 15
2012
CALIFORNIA
North Coast
Discussing the current harvest, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars winemaker Nicki Pruss lit up: "2012 is setting up to offer both high quality and a h
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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Gillmore Winery & Vineyards, San Javier, Chile
S. Peter Smith
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May 31
2012
Old-vine Carignan is creating excitement in the Maule region. Business is business, but there’s more to life than making money, says Daniella Gillmore: "Wine is about passion, and y
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INTERVIEW Gary Pisoni, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery, Gonzales, California
Catherine Fallis, MS, CWP
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March
2009
Gary Pisoni is larger than life.
Meet him once, and you’ll never forget him. Apparently, I had the same effect on him. As we sat on the shaded deck and barbecue terrace at Pi
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THE WINEMAKER'S ART
Antonio Bravo, Emiliana, Santiago, Chile
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June 15
2010
Emiliana, founded by the Guilisasti family in 1986, is the world’s largest source of estate-grown organic wines. Of the winery’s 2,812 acres of vineyard planted in Chile’s Maipo, Colchagua
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TASTING PANEL Oregon's Cellar Crawl Collection
Randy Caparoso
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September 15
2010
Five winemakers, five vineyards, 25 different wines.
In 1997, six friends—who also happen to be some of Oregon’s most respected wine producers—began to meet regularly in one ano
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COVER STORY Sonoma Extreme
Randy Caparoso
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January 31
2011
Part 1: West Sonoma Coast
Mendocino’s skyscraping Mendocino Ridge, the subappellations of Willamette Valley’s McMinnville and Chehalem Mountains, Chehalem’s sub-
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COVER STORY Spring releases
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April 30
2011
CALIFORNIA
North Coast
We did it! According to Jon Fredrikson of
The Gomberg-Fredrikson Report,
the United States s
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INTERVIEW Marc Mondavi, Charles Krug Estate, St. Helena, California
David Vogels, CWP
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August
2009
The historic Mondavi family winery in Napa Valley is positioning its brands for the post-recession economy.
I first met up with Marc Mondavi at a reception held by the Denver B
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COVER STORY Fall release report
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November 30
2011
CALIFORNIA
North Coast
Northern California vintners are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the long, rough harvest of 2011 is coming to an end. As Sonoma Co
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SPRING RELEASE REPORT
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April 15
2012
CALIFORNIA North Coast It’s official: on Dec. 14, 2011, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau made Coombsville the 16th American Viticultural Area in Napa Valle
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