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Madeira: Seeking a Place in the Modern Age

Around the hour-and-a-half mark of the flight from Lisbon to the island of Madeira, the plane begins its descent over the Atlantic…

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Madeira: Seeking a Place in the Modern Age
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Madeira: Seeking a Place in the Modern Age

Around the hour-and-a-half mark of the flight from Lisbon to the island of Madeira, the plane begins its descent...

Miquel Hudin Miquel Hudin

Blind Tasting with Doug Frost and Jonathan Eichholz
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Blind Tasting with Doug Frost and Jonathan Eichholz

In the latest blind tasting episode of GuildSomm: Into the Glass, Master Sommelier Chris Tanghe pours a flight...

 

Tasting/La Cata
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Tasting/La Cata

We have a new staff training guide, available in both English and Spanish, on tasting! Learn how to get started...

 

A History of Winery Consolidation in America
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A History of Winery Consolidation in America

In 2008, Cyril Penn, the editor of Wine Business Monthly, wanted to make sense of the avalanche of winery mergers...

Jeff Siegel Jeff Siegel

Chile with Amanda Barnes MW
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Chile with Amanda Barnes MW

In the latest GuildSomm podcast, Master Sommelier Chris Tanghe speaks with newly minted Master of Wine Amanda Barnes...

 

Green Water, Hydrology, and Viticulture: Observing the Importance of Soil Moisture and Rethinking Land Management
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Green Water, Hydrology, and Viticulture: Observing the Importance of Soil Moisture and Rethinking Land Management

Think of water, and images of vast oceans, white-capped rapids, babbling brooks, and placid lakes come to mind...

Sarah Bray Sarah Bray

Blind Tasting with Max Goldberg
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Blind Tasting with Max Goldberg

In the latest blind tasting episode of GuildSomm: Into the Glass, Master Sommelier Chris Tanghe pours the always...

 

What You Should Know About Chartreuse
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What You Should Know About Chartreuse

Chartreuse is an ancient, elusive elixir that has been made for centuries by French monks. Throughout its history...

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Grenache with Seth Kitzke
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Grenache with Seth Kitzke

In the latest GuildSomm podcast, Master Sommelier Chris Tanghe speaks with Seth Kitzke of Upsidedown Wine about...

 

Washington State: 2012–2022
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Washington State: 2012–2022

We have a new set of vintage cards, highlighting the 2012 to 2022 vintages in Washington State ! Find all of our...

 

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