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Can Maynard James Keenan Put Arizona Wine on the Map?new

Winemakers Maynard James Keenan and Eric Glomski use fruit from their vineyards to make Arizona Stronghold wines.
Phoenix New Times  |  Michele Laudig  |  12-01-2008  |  Food+Drink

The Origins of Biodynamic Wine Are Steeped in the Occult and Bad Sciencenew

Biodynamic wines' sign is ascending -- even if no one involved in making or selling them wants to volunteer information about the severed cows' heads or a bevy of other animal and vegetable preparations that read like a shopping list for Shakespeare's three weird sisters.
SF Weekly  |  Joe Eskenazi  |  11-19-2008  |  Food+Drink

Can We Look into Wine's Future?new

Despite grueling conditions, barrel tasting is a time-honored way for wine critics and winemakers to get some idea how the coming vintage will measure up.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  11-12-2008  |  Food+Drink

Good Dead Grape: Organic Wines Make a Comebacknew

Yeast, juice and humans: Ancient winemaking techniques roar back to life in organic wines.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Alastair Bland  |  06-27-2008  |  Food+Drink

Why Wine Geeks Need to Tell Robert Parker to Cork itnew

In The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization, Alice Feiring argues that winemaking's traditional "natural" methods have largely been replaced with flavor-altering procedures to please the palate of one man: Robert Parker.
Willamette Week  |  Deeda Schroeder  |  05-01-2008  |  Food+Drink

On the Tradition of Winemakingnew

Nowadays there are so few wines made from estate-grown fruit that it's a bit like finding a four-leaf clover -- but is my admiration for grapes grown, juiced, and fermented by the same individuals justified?
Artvoice  |  Paula Paradise  |  04-25-2008  |  Food+Drink

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