Pinot Gris

Two Hawke’s Bay whites for virtual visit to NZ North Island (#WorldWineTravel)

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How can you resist a wine called “Supernatural” this time of year? Sounds spooky, right? Actually, my choices were few for this month’s World Wine Travel (#WorldWineTravel) focus on wines from New Zealand’s North Island (but not Martinborough, which we already covered). As it turns out, I was quite happy with my “Halloweenishly” named Hawke’s […]

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Washington Pinot Gris for chilling on a lazy summer afternoon (#winePW)

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In Washington wine circles, huge Chateau Ste. Michelle is more than a winery. It’s a presence. Ste Michelle wines are everywhere – Total Wine, Whole Foods, Walgreens – along with most small grocers and pharmacies around here. Not surprising when you consider that Ste. Michelle is the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and third-largest

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Revisiting NY Finger Lakes Skin-Contact White Wines (#WinePW)

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Springtime evokes memories of road trips for me. Especially memorable are trips I’ve taken to the stunning Finger Lakes wine region of upstate New York. Four years ago, my travels took me to seven wineries ringing Seneca Lake and my first experience tasting skin-contact white wines – a 2014 Anthony Road Riesling and a 2014

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