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The Complete Tasting Lessons with French Winemaker Julien Miquel

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Sonoma’s Big Secret

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12 Dirty Secrets of Cheap Wine (Part 2)

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Last week, we showed you how winemakers trying to compete on the new global wine market are using techniques that wind up removing…

12 Dirty Secrets of Cheap Wine (Part 1)

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] A number of you have written in asking for more information about the dirty secrets of the mass market winemaking process. We turn,…

How to Make Wine

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Boca Raton, Florida We are traveling this week, so we’ll dispense with the usual essay. The only news to report is that our Italian…

The Barolo Wars

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Julien’s Weekly Tasting Recap

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A rose dipped in tar

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What You Need to Know About 2014 Italian Wines

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