The Judgment of the Shenandoah Valley
by Craig Stoltz
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Fifty years after the U.S. shocked the wine world at the Judgment of Paris, we tasted the descendant of the winning white wine and compared it to its French counterparts. Did it win?
Hope Floats: My Journey to Swim the Rhine in Basel
by Craig Stoltz
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I went to Switzerland to participate in its eccentric waterborne indulgence. The weather didn't cooperate.
5 Lessons for Drinking In a Ginormous Wine Event
by Craig Stoltz
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How to learn a thing or two as you bob from booth to booth at a gargantuan extravaganza
Sniffing Out a Really Bad Way to Appreciate Wine
by Craig Stoltz
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Learning to identify individual aromas in wine is a fool's errand. I was the fool.
WINO: Wines Italian In Name Only
by Craig Stoltz
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We sampled obscure wines from a remote part of Italy that’s not really Italian. The wines weren’t either.
Taking a Ride with Fess Parker in California Wine Country
by Craig Stoltz
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The mid-century action hero’s California businesses offer hospitality, history, horses -- and some memorable livestock.
How 3 Cases of $10 Verdejo Wound Up in My Basement
by Craig Stoltz
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Here's how a Master Class in Spanish wine led to an unlikely wine bargain
Roanoke, Virginia: A Re-rising Star
by Craig Stoltz
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This old railroad town in the Blue Ridge is making a quirky comeback as a great place to visit
In Barbados, I got some African Sand in My Eye
by Craig Stoltz
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Our guide told us the haze was from Sahara sand blowing over from Africa. Improbably, he was right.
7 Things I Learned By Drinking a Lot of WhistlePig Rye
by Craig Stoltz
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In Vermont, home of the premium whiskey maker, I drank in the company's history, innovation, and curious approach to terroir