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Finger Lakes Riesling: A Portrait in Minerality

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard

Mid-August marked my first trip to New York, I arrived a day ahead of the Wine Bloggers Conference, granting myself time to acclimate to balmy Upstate New York and perhaps more importantly, time to do a bit of exploring. My friend and fellow wine writer, Thomas Riley was in town ahead of schedule too, and the […]

Hungarian Wine Tasting at Soif Wine Bar & Merchants

Olaszliszka Tokaj Hárslevelu 2013

My mother is Hungarian. My father was mostly English with some other nationalities thrown in, like most Americans, his family tree included a pinch of German and a nip of Irish. My dad never talked about his heritage, but my mother has always been fiercely proud of her ancestry. I suppose that’s why I’ve always […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR

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