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Organic, biodiverse wines are starting to taste better than ever   Posted4/28/2021 6:00 AM It's not because I'm a tree-hugger (which I am); it's not because I've supported earth-friendly agriculture since the 1980s (which I have). I'm incredibly excited about organically produced wines right now because -- compared to garden-variety products -- they're beginning to taste better. In America, our first mass exposure to earth-first wine was Bonterra, farmed organically since 1987, producing ever-more vivacious and dynamic wines each vintage and now blazing the trail of low carbon foot...

Decanter Remembering Steven Spurrier: A tribute Sarah Kemp, former managing director of Decanter, pays tribute to Steven Spurrier and recalls how a chance meeting led to his 'extraordinary' contribution to the publication. Steven Spurrier at the Wine and Spirit Trade Ball is one. I had just come off the dance floor with Bollew Broadbent, son of Michael, when we bumped into the ever elegantly dressed Steven. On enquiring how he was, he told me without the slightest embarrassment that he had just been fired from his job at Harrods. Steven’s transgression was that he had gott...

Festa della Repubblica: Celebrating wines and foods of Italy with CAA-WIN Celebrating wines and foods of Italy David Noto Ron Prashker Sarah Goler Host: Sr. Executive Director, CAA and University Relations at Columbia University Columbia Alumni Association Wine Industry Network (CAA-WIN) is pleased to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the birth of the Italian Republic, Festa della Repubblica, in style with a discussion of the wines and foods of Italy. Joining our maestro di cerimonia and CAA-WIN co-founder Ken Catandella and Italian winery owners David Noto of Altanave, Ron Prashker of Joi...

California's newest crop of Chardonnay hits store shelves   Posted1/13/2021 6:00 AM Dear wine drinkers, I hope you are enjoying California's new crop of Chardonnay as much as I am. The 2018 vintage currently on our retail shelves was a winemaker's dream, with cool spring, moderate summer and warm autumn extending into October two weeks longer than previous years, fully maturing grapes. In addition, winegrowers are working with their plant and planet, pushing the "Go West" axiom, with vineyards planted ever-closer to the cold ocean, to balance juicy ripeness with bright acidity.   ...