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  • Getting to Yes – Wine Spectator

    Getting to Yes
    Wine Spectator
    For example: Malbec from Argentina. I admit that this is a category open to other nominations that are equally as legitimate as Argentina's Malbec. Nevertheless, among all of the many deals available today—Loire Valley wines, various reds from

  • Getting to Yes – Wine Spectator

    Getting to Yes
    Wine Spectator
    One contender for this prize is surely Riesling. That acknowledged, I have to say that my own experience shows Moscato d'Asti as the hands-down winner. I have yet to meet a person—be they novice or expert–who is not drawn to the siren scent and

  • Getting to Yes – Wine Spectator

    Getting to Yes
    Wine Spectator
    Yet the quality of California Syrah is nothing less than remarkable. This is proved by the fact—well, it's my opinion, anyway—that you can drink amazingly good Syrah at every price level, from the bargain-basement likes of Cycles Gladiator to the

  • Getting to Yes – Wine Spectator

    Getting to Yes
    Wine Spectator
    Timing is everything, they say, and it was California Syrah's bad luck to have come upon the scene in sizable quantities at precisely the same time that California Pinot Noir saw its own surge. We all know what happened: California Pinot Noir became

  • Getting to Yes – Wine Spectator

    Getting to Yes
    Wine Spectator
    This, by the way, applies to both red (Pinot Noir) and white (Chardonnay). The wines of Auxey-Duresses are known for a distinctive earthiness. They are also quite long-lived; most of the best reds and whites from a good vintage come into their own