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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. Did it win?
Rhein River with wall in Basel Switzerland

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. 
Wine Spectator Grand Tour Washington D.C.

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
Pulltex wine appreciation kit

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.
Bottles of Italian Sylvaner and Gruner Veltliner wine

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.
Horseback rides at Fess Parker Ranch

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.
Verdejo wine in case box

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's star

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
East Coast of Barbados, with sand in the air

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.
WhistlePig products with plastic tasting cups

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
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