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Winemaker Stephanie Rivin’s Journey from California to Bordeaux with French Blue Wine

Chilled Magazine

Stephanie Rivin embarked on her journey into the world of wine in 2008 with her employment at a quaint, family-operated winery nestled in Anderson Valley, Northern California. In 2018 Stephanie, her husband, and their children relocated to France. Something easy to remember and it communicates the approachable and fun vibe to the wine.”

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Review: 2018 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Drinkhacker

Familia Pasqua’s wines are always exciting, whether you’re sipping on the luxe Mai Dire Mai Amarone or its more affordable Amarone della Valpollicella. For the Valpolicella, we’ve skipped ahead from 2016 to 2018 — note that this release (a DOCG) is different from the Mai Dire Mai release, which is a DOC wine.

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Review: 2018 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville

Drinkhacker

2018 is widely considered the best vintage for Napa cabernet sauvignon since the vaunted 1997 release, which is perhaps why Paul Hobbs was so careful about the timing of this Coombsville bottling, which was kept in the cellar until 2024. If you weren’t convinced of 2018’s greatness, give this wine a try.

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A Sicilian Wine Cooperative Aids the Long Haul of Earthquake Recovery

Imbibe Magazine

. | Photos by Luca Savettiere In America, where we romanticize independence, and thus independent winemakers, we tend to belittle cooperatives, thinking of them as just bulk wine producers. But Italy’s cooperatives make more than half of the country’s wine, much of it offering quality and value. But our focus stays in Sicily.

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Review: Hoopes 2022 Rose and 2018 Syrah

Drinkhacker

A rose wine made from all of Hoopes’ red varietals. B / $38 2018 Hoopes Sophie’s Block Syrah Oak Knoll District – 86% Syrah, 10% Viognier, 2.5% A- / $60 hoopesvineyard.com The post Review: Hoopes 2022 Rose and 2018 Syrah appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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The 30 Best White Wines for 2025

VinePair

2025 is the year of white wine. We taste a wide variety of white wines each year at VinePair. Its an amazing category and were excited to see our wine culture lean toward the straw, lemon, and golden hues. Here are the 30 best white wines for 2025. So lets get it started right! So have a look and get ready to go shopping!

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Review: 2018 Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon “The Lark”

Drinkhacker

Rob recently brought us a glowing review of Larkmead ‘s iconic Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2020 vintage — and now we’re taking a step further up the Napa operation’s lineup with a look at the 2018 bottling of “The Lark,” essentially its reserve to end all reserves.

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