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Fearless Pioneering Pennsylvania Winegrower, Doug Moorhead, Passes

Growing Vitis vinifera grapes on Lake Erie’s frigid, often snow-swept shores requires fearlessness, patience, and imagination. Having a wry sense of humor helps, too. Erie winegrower Doug Moorhead (1943-2021), who passed away on June 10, 2021, embodied these qualities. He succeeded in producing outstanding table wines made from Vitis vinifera and French Hybrid grapes. All […]

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Eat and Drink Well in Alsace Without Breaking The Bank

Mention Alsace in France and invariably you’ll hear: “One eats and drinks well in Alsace.” It’s true. Notable, modestly priced coups de cœur—instant personal favorite restaurants—abound. They reflect an unique mix of French, German and Swiss cultures while relying on the glorious bounty of regional products coming Alsace’s diverse soils and remarkably dry, sunny climate.

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Alsace’s 51 grand crus Merit Closer Look

By most measures, the F.E. Trimbach’s riesling Clos Sainte Hune remains the flagship of Alsace’s dry white wines. Made from grapes grown in Rosacker vineyard’s distinctive Dolomitic limestone, the wine’s consistent elegance, complexity and fidelity to terroir certainly merit accolades. But Alsace’s glorious dry rieslings do not stop there. The sheltering Vosges Mountain to the

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