Neal Hulkower

I haven’t heard much about the Anything But Chardonnay (ABC) rebellion lately. Good. One purpose of this article is to add momentum to the Try Oregon Chardonnay (TOC) movement, which has been growing for at least a decade. While the grape can b...

Material other than grapes, or MOG, is assiduously avoided by winemakers. Leaves, bugs, pebbles, sticks, and other debris are removed before grape clusters are processed. But before the prevalence of destemming machines, stems, which strictly speakin...