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  • From Humid North Carolina to Galicia: Following Albariño Home

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    by Nicolette L. Cagle, June 14, 2026 The first time I knowingly tasted Albariño (Alvarinho) was over a decade ago in a blend produced by Bedell Cellars, a winery on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. The wine had a floral nose and notes of grapefruit, influenced in part by the Sauvignon Blanc…

  • Notes on Colchagua Valley Wines

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    Originally published 2021, with updates in 2026. Overview. Chile has been producing wine since the middle of the sixteenth century and is one of the few major wine-producing countries unaffected by phylloxera. Most of its vines therefore grow on their own roots rather than being grafted onto phylloxera-resistant rootstock (The Wine Diplomats, n.d.; Puckette, 2016).…

  • Notes on Nebbiolo in Piemonte

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    This post was written in 2021, with additional updates in 2026. Overview. Piemonte has been producing wine since the Middle Ages, and Nebbiolo has been documented there since the thirteenth century (Bansal 2017; Robinson, Harding, and Vouillamoz 2012). By 1431, the village of La Morra imposed fines on people who cut Nebbiolo vines (Bansal 2017).…