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April 26, 2013
Passionately Green

Salcheto's Michele Manelli is as refreshing as the wines he makes.

Since there is a color called “passion pink”, there should be a ”passion green” for folks like Tuscan winemaker Michele Manelli of Salcheto.  Everything about Manelli and Salcheto is green except the color of their wines.

April 7, 2013
Sommeliers' Choice: Trophy Reds

Defining a trophy wine is no laughing matter.

So what is a ‘trophy red?’ Nearly every member of our panel of distinguished sommeliers asked that question when we asked them if they would like to contribute their favorites for this article. Our facile and somewhat macabre answer was “a wine to die for, or perhaps even to kill for.”

January 18, 2013
Never too Late

Pushing retirement aside, Tim and Jackie Reuling are launching their new Sonoma Coast estate wines.

Most people might be afraid of launching a wine brand in their 60s. Not Tim and Jackie Reuling.  The first 500 cases of vintage 2011 Reuling Vineyard pinot noir will reach store shelves in May.  A rosé will follow in the summer.

July 12, 2012
A Delicious Dilemma for Portuguese Wines

Good quality, good prices.  Now, how to you get people to try them?

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Portugal drinking fine wines and eating good foods as I talked with winemakers from up and down the countryside. My visit included wineries in the Douro Valley, the Vinho Verde area, Bairrada, and Lisboa, as well as sitting in on presentations by winemakers from Alentejo, which I have previously toured, and from Tejo, which I have not.

February 21, 2011
Rosés Blooming in February

After months of crossing the desert of winter, the arrival of the first 2010 pink wines awakens our palates and makes us think of spring menus and hot-weather, wines-by-the-glass programs.