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Mauro Molino: La Morra Is Just the Beginning!

Mauro Molino: La Morra Is Just the Beginning!
  Scouting for land in Piedmont takes mettle. It’s romantic to think the region’s every undulating hill is touched by providence to produce great wine. But even for Matteo and Martina Molino, whose roots here stretch several generations, the search...

Alvaredos-Hobbs: Paul Hobbs Turns to Galicia

Alvaredos-Hobbs: Paul Hobbs Turns to Galicia
THE PROJECT In 2014, acclaimed vintner Paul Hobbs was introduced to Antonio López, a Galician-American with family roots in the tiny village of Alvaredos (population: 13 families) in the Ribeira Sacra. His family had owned vineyards there since the late...

ARPEPE 2013 Riservas: The Making of a Legend

ARPEPE 2013 Riservas: The Making of a Legend
The decision is not taken lightly, as the Pelizzatti-Perego siblings wrestle with the knowledge that their wines must live up to their forebears’ standards: Did the season find a balance between sunshine and rain? Did disease or hail take a...

Halloween Tales and Tipples

Halloween Tales and Tipples
To paraphrase Ray Bradbury, October is a time for autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Perhaps as we find ourselves sticking closer to home this Halloween, the time is right to indulge in some autumnal pondering of the old customs;...

Anza: the Fresh Face of Rioja from Diego Magaña

Anza: the Fresh Face of Rioja from Diego Magaña
Diego Magaña is already one of the hottest names in the new generation of young Spanish winemakers, and as great as his wines are, he’s only just getting started. Son of Juan Magaña, whose Viña Magaña estate in Navarra has...