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Market Monitor
By: Stephen Tanzer
Recent and impending developments affecting the retail wine market.
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Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco
By: Stephen Tanzer
The Piedmont's extraordinary run of outstanding vintages came to an end in 2002, but vintages 1998 through 2001, which I tasted in depth during my recent tour of the region, offer a wealth of superb, ageworthy nebbiolo. Check out my notes on the best Barolos and Barbarescos from nearly 70 of the region's top producers.
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Focus on Champagne
By: Stephen Tanzer
Among the standouts in my annual tastings of the world's finest sparkling wines are numerous excellent non-vintage brut and blanc de blancs bottlings available for less than $30.
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Germany 2001: Golden October?
By: David Schildknecht
Our intrepid riesling expert offers his most extensive coverage yet of Germany, this time on the much-hyped 2001 vintage, one of the best years of the past generation but, according to Schildknecht, far from uniformly brilliant.
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New Releases from California
By: Stephen Tanzer
I tasted through more than 300 new arrivals to find 100+ eminently recommendable bottles from California. With many California wines seriously overpriced today, careful selection is more important than ever before.
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