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  • The New "Soft" Drink

    GuildSomm Team: The New "Soft" Drink

    GuildSomm Admin
    GuildSomm Admin
    The waves of #DryJanuary posts that crop up at this time of year highlight something those of us in the wine community probably should have noticed already: that while we are sluiced in a sybaritic splendor of wine options, we’ve been limi...
    • 21 Feb 2020
  • Aging Wine: Facts & Feelings

    Kelli White: Aging Wine: Facts & Feelings

    Kelli White
    Kelli White
    I’ve been told my palate favors decay. That might sound like an insult (and it may very well have been intended as one), but I find it a reasonable assessment. After all, my favorite foods include stinky cheese, dry-aged beef, and mushrooms&mda...
    • 16 Jan 2020
  • Indigenous Grapes

    Bryce Wiatrak: Indigenous Grapes

    Bryce Wiatrak
    Bryce Wiatrak
    Late one evening a few years ago, I stumbled across a question in some dark corner of an online wine forum. “Can you name 100 grapes that you’ve tasted?” the user asked the oenophilic interwebs. There was even a whole organization, ...
    • 3 Jan 2020
  • Five Keys to the Grower-Winemaker Relationship

    Zachary Geballe: Five Keys to the Grower-Winemaker Relationship

    Zachary Geballe
    Zachary Geballe
    Zachary Geballe explores the interactions between growers and winemakers in the American fine wine industry, outlining five keys to healthy collaborative relationships.
    • 27 Nov 2019
  • Advice for WSET Students

    Vicky Burt: Advice for WSET Students

    Vicky Burt MW
    Vicky Burt MW
    Victoria Burt, Product Development Manager for Wine Qualifications at WSET, offers an introduction to WSET, explaining recent updates to its materials and new qualifications.
    • 1 Nov 2019
  • Merlot: Rise, Demise, Rebirth

    Kelli White: Merlot: Rise, Demise, Rebirth

    Kelli White
    Kelli White
    Kelli White considers the state of California Merlot, tracing its evolution throughout the decades.
    • 24 Oct 2019
  • The White Wines of Sicily

    Sarah Bray: The White Wines of Sicily

    Sarah Bray
    Sarah Bray
    Sarah Bray highlights Sicily's white wines, demonstrating that they are as complex, varied, and interesting as their red-skinned counterparts.
    • 17 Oct 2019
  • Sauvignon Blanc in the Wild

    Bryce Wiatrak: Sauvignon Blanc in the Wild

    Bryce Wiatrak
    Bryce Wiatrak
    GuildSomm Staff Writer Bryce Wiatrak considers Sauvignon Blanc's successes and challenges in the New World regions of Napa Valley and New Zealand.
    • 4 Oct 2019
  • The Function & Future of Rootstocks

    Kelli White: The Function & Future of Rootstocks

    Kelli White
    Kelli White
    Senior Staff Writer Kelli White explores the history, function, and future of rootstocks.
    • 19 Sep 2019
  • Selling Spanish Wine

    Kelli White: Selling Spanish Wine

    Kelli White
    Kelli White
    Senior Staff Writer Kelli White interviews sommeliers Rubèn Sanz Ramiro, Mia Van de Water, Braithe Tidwell, and Brent Knoll about their experiences selling Spanish wine.
    • 16 Aug 2019
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