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Riesling Round Up

By Gregory Dal Piaz

With the summer of Riesling in full swing, not to mention our own Riesling Global Tasting Initiative wrapping up, it’s a great time to talk about Riesling...

July 17, 2012 in Wine Reviews
Top 11 Wine Consuming Countries

By Gregory Dal Piaz

This should have been a simple task. After all, the numbers I’m using come from The Wine Institute’s annual tally of wine consumption, this time for the...

June 20, 2012 in Wine Regions
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Chilean Carmenere

By Gregory Dal Piaz

As you may know I’m just back from a trip to Chile, where I spent a week traveling around much of the country in search of great wines. While Chile’s...

May 22, 2012 in Wine Reviews
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Wine Region of the Year 2011

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Looking back upon my reams of tasting notes and experiences, one thing really stuck out in 2011. And while I say that it is one thing, it is actually (as...

January 18, 2012 in Wine Regions
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Top 10 Rioja Wines of 2011

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Rioja is a region you must explore in 2012. The wines are simply too good to ignore and they are continuing to improve. Producers are learning where to join...

January 18, 2012 in Wine Reviews
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Bodegas Roda Wine

By Gregory Dal Piaz

The wine world is usually going through one form of a conniption fit or another over the very real yet wonderfully vague differences that separate so-called...

November 9, 2011 in Wine Reviews
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A Look at 2009 Rhone

By Gregory Dal Piaz

2009 as a year in wine is getting huge accolades from the critical media, being called one of the best years ever and the absolute best since 1999. It’s...

October 10, 2011 in Wine Reviews
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Brick House Winery

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Brick House Winery is a fascinating operation located in the Ribbon Ridge AVA in Willamette Valley. Proprietor Doug Tunnel, a native Oregonian, returned to...

October 3, 2011 in People in Wine
Virginia is for Wine Lovers

By Grape Occasions

As a native of the great state of Virginia, I was extremely proud to see my home state's burgeoning wine industry and hospitality highlighted as host of the...

August 1, 2011 in Wine Regions
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