If you have ever travelled in Italy, you have probably noticed how Italian people love to stay “with your legs under the table,” to use the typical local phrase.

 

In 1880, Dr. Eugene Hilgard asked the California state legislature for $3000 to start a wine research program at the University of California, and he got it.

 

Walking through the rows at Seven Springs Vineyards, her auburnish hair flowing in the South African breeze, winemaker Riana van der Merwe inspects grapes hanging from trestled limbs and contemplates their future.

 

The presence of minerality in wine is beyond a doubt a one of the most controversial and hot issues of the wine world.

 

The most common question I am asked by people is: “When do I need a wine cellar?”

 

This is not your typical cork versus screw cap article. This is the only time I will use the word “oxygen” in this piece.

 

“There is an alcoholic haze at the center of our galaxy.”

No, that sentence isn’t an example of fuzzy-headed navel-gazing after a night of over-imbibing.

 
 
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