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Drink This: McCall Wines 2020 Whole Cluster Pinot Noir Rosé
A favorite from last year's rosé panel is back with another excellent bottling
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Drink This: The Wine Collective 2022 Vivandière
This Virginia-grown, Maryland-made rosé reminds us that wines labeled "American" can still be local.
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Drink This: Rosemont of Virginia 2022 Rosé
This southern Virginia rosé is a consistent favorite – and perhaps the best use of the chambourcin grape I can think of
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Drink This: Paumanok Vineyards 2022 Chenin Blanc
Thought not priced for everyday drinking, this wine delivers the consistent deliciousness we've come to expect
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"A Northern Wine Odyssey" Podcast: Negronis, Friendship and BBQ Pairings
With hospitality veteran Nathan Lithgow
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Drink This: Pellegrini Vineyards 2020 Gewürztraminer
A bit less brash than some gewürzt, this North Fork example has perhaps broader appeal
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Monday Morning Musings...on Tuesday – May 9, 2023
A couple of updates – but first, a mea culpa
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Drink This: Vermilion Valley Vineyards 2021 Moscato
Fruity, floral, low-alcohol, a little sweet – but also balanced – everyone needs wines like this around for warmer weather
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Drink This: Windsor Run Cellars 2022 Albariño
I'm glad that this singular wine was my first North Carolina-grown wine in several years
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Drink This: Bedell Cellars 2021 Melon de Bourgogne
The latest bottling from the East Coast's first melon de bourgogne planting is a saline refresher begging for the raw bar
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Drink This: Palmer Vineyards 2022 Albariño
A delicious reminder that Long Island needs more albariño – because it can be so good and it might help get prices down
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"A Northern Wine Odyssey" Podcast: Wine Marketing and This Year's SVB State of the Wine Industry Report
With guest Tim Buzinski, co-owner of ⁠Artisan Wines⁠ in Beacon, NY
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Drink This: Modales Wines 2022 Pinot Blanc
I won't pretend to know why – but Michigan pinot blanc might be a special category
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Drink This: Billsboro Winery 2021 Albariño
Riesling obviously rules the Finger Lakes, but this albariño has a cult-like following for a reason
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