More than two decades ago, Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken was granted a rare interview—the first and last of its kind—with the famously private Ernest Gallo, co-founder and chairman of what was then and continues to be among the world’s largest wine companies. The interview, at Gallo’s home in Modesto, Calif., nearly
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A new study has added to the evidence that moderate wine drinking could protect your mind as you age. The report by researchers at Penn State University, Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other institutions found that the consumption of flavonoids—polyphenolic compounds found in plant-based foods, including grapes and wine—could lower mortality
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Difficult, expensive wine projects have exerted a lifelong gravitational pull on Pablo Álvarez Mezquíriz—one that has not weakened with time. Two years shy of his 70th birthday—the date he has promised to step down as chief executive officer of his Vega Sicilia Spanish wine empire—Álvarez just announced he is building a new winery in Galicia,
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You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get good wine. In this episode, I taste six wines that received 90 points from critics like James Suckling, Wine Spectator, and Robert Parker (The Wine Advocate) under $20. Wines featured in this episode: Giesen, Sauvignon Blanc 2020 https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/giesensauvignonblanc Vivonne, Côtes du Provence 2020 The
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Atlanta restaurant Lazy Betty, a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner, is making its dining experience more inclusive and comfortable for those with sensory processing needs, such as people with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder. The restaurant’s team has been working toward this goal with nonprofit KultureCity, which specializes in helping businesses
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Firefighters raced to the Larson Family Winery, a small producer in the Carneros region of Sonoma, on the evening of March 2, as a fire raged through the barn that serves as the winery’s tasting room. They were able to save adjacent structures, including the winery. The majority of the winery’s inventory was also spared,
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