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• HOT TOPIC: Sulfites in Wine — What is it; where does it come from; is it possible to make #wine without it ... http://socialvignerons.com/2017/03/02/sulphites-so2-in-wine-top-7-facts/

  

  Benjamin N Spencer

  Aug 10, 2019
• The question at hand can be answered easily, and simply: Yes ...

  

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  Does Great Wine Terroir Exist If No One Is There To Appreciate It?

  Forbes - Cathrine Todd

  There is a well-known philosophical thought experiment that provokes questions about people’s perceptions: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" It can be related to a person’s own sense of self; if they are not noticed, recognized or given a secure …

• ... The craft is back!

  

  Benjamin N Spencer

  

  Guinness Is Opening Its First US Brewery In More Than 60 Years

  junkee.com - Bradley Johnston

  Everyone knows the greatest pints of Guinness comes straight out of its homeland in Ireland. But soon we will get a close second, when the beer giant …

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  The Case for Chianti Classico – Wine & Spirits Magazine

  wineandspiritsmagazine.com - Stephanie Johnson

  Ask a roomful of bright young sommeliers to name a red wine that’s value driven, food friendly and terroir expressive: The likely answer is …

• Studying wine grape evolution ... in real time

  

  Benjamin N Spencer

  

  Exploring the Potential for Hybrid Grapes in Cold Climates

  sevenfifty.com - Mark Stock

  The pancake-flat terrain of southern Minnesota is not widely known for its wines. But the Grape Breeding and Enology lab at the University of …

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  Benjamin N Spencer

  

  Coravin Is the Tinder of Wine, and I'm Not Interested

  VinePair - Jamie Goode

  Choice is brilliant until it’s a burden. Most of us crave variety, yet we fear change. These dichotomies make the business of being a human rather …