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New and Entirely Different by Michael Apstein for Quench Magazine

October 7, 2019 admin

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    May 9, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
  • Domaine de la Mordorée, Lirac (Rhône Valley, France) “La Dame Rousse” 2020
    May 2, 2023
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    May 2, 2023
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    April 18, 2023
  • Tongue Dancer, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2020
    April 18, 2023
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    April 18, 2023
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    April 18, 2023
  • Château de Montfaucon, Lirac (Rhône Valley, France) “Comtesse Madeleine” 2021
    April 11, 2023
  • Domaine Pélaquié, Côtes du Rhône Villages Laudun Blanc (Rhône Valley, France) 2021 
    April 11, 2023
  • E. Guigal, Condrieu (Rhône Valley, France) 2019
    April 11, 2023
  • M. Chapoutier, Crozes-Hermitage (Rhône Valley, France) “La Petite Ruche” 2020
    April 11, 2023
  • E. Guigal, Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley, France) 2019
    April 11, 2023
  • Domaine Bernard Burgaud, Côte Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2020
    April 11, 2023
  • Guy Charlemagne, Champagne (France) Brut Rosé NV
    April 4, 2023
  • Domaine Gérard Tremblay, Chablis Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) Fourchaume 2020
    April 4, 2023
  • Modus Operandi Cellars, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir “Vicarious” 2020
    March 28, 2023
  • Modus Operandi Cellars, Petaluma Gap (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown Vineyard 2021
    March 28, 2023
  • Modus Operandi Cellars, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
    March 28, 2023
  • Capezzana, Vin Santo di Carmignano DOC (Tuscany, Italy) Riserva 2015
    March 28, 2023
  • Capezzana, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) “Ugo Contini Bonacossi” 2018
    March 28, 2023
  • Capezzana, Carmignano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) “Trefiano” Riserva 2018
    March 28, 2023
  • Guy Charlemagne, Champagne (France) Brut Rosé NV
    March 28, 2023
  • Maison Louis Latour, Saint Véran (Burgundy, France) “Les Deux Moulins” 2020
    March 28, 2023

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