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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Il Palazzone's Rosso del Palazzone: In the vanguard of Montalcino vins de soif

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Non-vintage bottlings are more frequent in the sparkling, fortified, and sweet wine spaces than for still wines. Some of the existing non-vi...
Sunday, December 5, 2021

Regenerative Viticulture: Early steps on the road for Familia Torres

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The recent Regenerative Viticulture Symposium, organized and presented by Familia Torres , was a harbinger of the still-then unformalized Re...
Thursday, December 2, 2021

The role of Saint Benedict in the identification and cru-ing of Burgundian terroir

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As illustrated in my graphical summation of the history of wine styles -- described in Lukacs' Inventing Wine: A New History of one of t...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Regenerative Viticulture Association: Newly formed organization illustrates the importance of soil health and carbon sequestration to Spanish winegrowers

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Following up on the Regenerative Viticulture Symposium he held in June of this year, Miguel Torres of Familia Torres pulled together a group...
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Solminer (Santa Ynez, California): Another organo-biodynamic producer adding Regenerative Organic Certified to its accomplishments

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Solminer, a Santa Ynez winery helmed by the husband-and-wife team David and Anna Delaski, was the third Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC)...
Friday, November 26, 2021

The Romans and wine: Taking a good thing and making it better

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The Romans possessed an exceptional capacity for taking "good things" and making them better and, according to Professor Elizabeth...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Troon Vineyard (Applegate Valley, Oregon): Regenerative Organic Certified

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Craig Camp utilized the structure imposed by the requirements for USDA and Demeter Biodynamic certifications to transform Troon Vineyard fro...