Section 34
Grape Guides
Focused introductions to distinctive grape varieties and styles.
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Semillon Without Oak: What the Grape Tastes Like
Semillon ages into a toasty, waxy white without ever touching new oak. What the grape asks of a grower, and what a decade in the bottle gives back.
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Verdelho on Hot, Dry Hillsides
How Verdelho holds acidity in heat, when to pick it, and what separates a bone-dry bottling from a late-picked one.
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Reading a Biodynamic Label in the Vineyard
What biodynamic certification asks of a vineyard through the year, and what a drinker can and cannot taste from the farming behind the bottle.
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