Wine
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Newyork
Anthony Dias Blue, Whose Writing Elevated California Wines, Dies at 82
A longtime editor at Bon Appétit and a radio personality, he helped millions gain a new appreciation for the American wineries he loved.
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World
A Pint of Wine? Britain Plans to Bring Back an Old-Fashioned Measure.
Boris Johnson called the use of imperial measurements “an ancient liberty” and pledged to bring them back after Brexit. The public didn’t want that, so the government settled for pint-size wine.
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Newyork
2 Men Bilked Wine Investors Out of $99 Million in Ponzi Scheme, U.S. Says
The men solicited loans on behalf of wine collectors who did not exist, backed by expensive bottles they did not have, prosecutors said.
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Newyork
Mike Grgich Dies at 100; His Wine Stunned the French by Besting Theirs
A Croatian immigrant’s California chardonnay was judged the top one in a famous Paris tasting. He later established the respected Grgich Hills Estate in Napa Valley.
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News
Mark Kurlansky Peels Back History’s Layers in ‘The Core of an Onion’
Wine organized by texture at Community Wine & Spirits, a talk at 92NY with the chef Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, and more food news.
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Books
A Wine Guide for a Changing World (for Better and for Worse)
Ray Isle’s “The World in a Wineglass” is a broad survey of vintners with a focus on sustainability and organic methods.
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US
A Salt-of-the-Earth Town That Sparkles
After he closed Cyrus, the Healdsburg, Calif., restaurant for which he’d earned two Michelin stars, in 2012, it took the chef Douglas Keane a decade to scout the dream locale for his new restaurant. Mr. Keane finally landed last year at a former ...
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World
Australia Says China Is Poised to Lift Punishing Wine Tariffs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would visit China and meet with Xi Jinping, another sign of a thaw in the countries’ once-icy relations.
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News
The B.Y.O.B. Spots Wine Insiders Think You Should Know
Where to bring your own bottle, and not pay a fortune to drink it.
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News
The Agony and Ecstasy of Home Winemaking
An estimated 500,000 hobbyists in North American are making wine with purchased grapes, juice, even berries. Some even grow their own.