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• December 2016

  Thanks for the warm welcome! First question: favourite producers is a muddy question for me. In the world of wine, I feel like a forever-bachelorette always sussing out a new potential love of my life. But just to keep things simple, currently on my top-of-mind recall are:1. Armenia: Keush Methode Traditionelle (I'm strict about my bubbles and t... Read More

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• December 2016

  Hi! I've been active on the Vinous and Reddit Wine forums and was looking for new conversations today, and that somehow led me here. I'm Charine and I'm a wine writer/author. I travel and write about lesser-known wine regions including, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Mexico, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, etc. Ask me anything! Read More

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• February 2015

  The script reads like a fiction novel. A fine arts graduate, a server and former environmental consultant plan to use crowdfunding, their own funds and loans to raise the capital they need to open their winery. The threesome began their journey by securing square footage in an old mill in Castlemaine, Australia, which had spent many years bounci... Read More

  From the article From Wool to Carpets to Vino: Crowdfunded Aussie Trio Buys Factory To Make Wine

  
  

• May 2012

  Hi guys,I'm sure that this is a topic that's been covered before, but I thought that I would see if I could get a little help in creating an itinerary for some midweek wine tasting at the beginning of August.While I know my way around a lot of European regions, I've never really gravitated to Californian wine...I've generally found it too fruity... Read More

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• April 2012

  This is, probably, not the most compelling wine issue of the day, but it has long bothered me that restaurants might offer wines by the glass or wines by the bottle, but very rarely do they offer wines by the half-bottle.  To me half-bottles offer elegant solutions to two different dining scenarios:I’m dining alone.  I definitely want wine with ... Read More

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• February 2012

  Sadly I did Not. I had a busy weekend that involved wine, but sadly that was mostly inventorying, packing, and moving wine around the state of NY! Got about a dozen cases moved closer to home, so now I'm pretty well set for the next few months of drinking! Next bottle up looks like it might very well be 1987 Dunn Napa Valley. Funny how Dunn was ... Read More

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