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Château Palmer believes that time is the ally of great wines and this flight of 5 vintages shows how elegant they improve with age. Starting with the 2020 Alter Ego, which is Merlot based and grown on the sandy gravelly soils of the estate. The

What a great tasting of the wines of Bodegas López de Heredia led by Rick Fisher, program director for the Spanish Wine Scholar at the @winescholarguild. The winery is one of the first three bodegas in the Rioja region and their most famous vi

Finger Lakes Wine Month may be ending in August but wine lovers should continue to drink the good stuff from Seneca, Keuka, and Cayuga Lakes as the leaves begin to fall from the trees. It was a pleasure to visit this amazing wine region last year and

It was a pleasure getting to learn and taste through the wines of @vinhoverdewines with a tasting lead by @matthewjkaner and the diversity and quality they represent. The full range of expression of Alvarinho was on display here from light tart green