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Liquid courage
Sam Decker
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December 19, 2022
The first thing you’ll notice when visiting Steve and Jill Matthiasson in Napa is that their vines are trained several inches higher than those...
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Drink the rainbow
Sam Decker
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August 4, 2022
The world has changed. We’ve entered a new era of climatic instability — and in it, adaptability is king. While this is bad news...
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Fall Wine: A Field Guide
Sam Decker
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October 15, 2021
By late August, our rituals of summer drinking — high SPFs and low ABVs—have begun to unravel. Our susceptibility to festive millennial branding, at...
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Spiritualized: The Making of Martha Stoumen
Sam Decker
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August 12, 2021
There are certain places where the English language falls short. Wine is such a place. How to describe its aroma? No English speaker seems...
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Organic-plus
Sam Decker
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June 29, 2021
As any produce shopper will tell you, the USDA Organic sticker is hard to miss. In fact, it might be one of the most...
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The Sip: Wild and Regal – The California Alps Are Alive
Sam Decker
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October 8, 2020
I’m just going to come out and say it: Americans are flavor wimps. While Europeans are off enjoying the good life with their delightfully bitter...
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Sip: Brisk and life-affirming white zinfandels
Sam Decker
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August 15, 2020
If oats can be milk, then rosé can be an act of protest. Hear me out. Last summer a friend came to me for wine help....
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The Sip: A Field Guide to Orange Wine
Sam Decker
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July 16, 2020
It’s said that the best wines flirt with faults. This could be the motto for orange wine, which luxuriates in the flavors and textures...
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