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My California Wine Country Adventure (Almost) Begins

I’ve just found a place to live in Santa Rosa, the gateway city to the Sonoma Valley, and I’ll be moving to California wine country in late May 2018! I’m excited to formally start my new life out west in the wine industry — but happily, I feel it’s already begun.Read More

Melanie Wynne

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DoctorWine’s Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine

This adorable Italian man in a Mister Rogers sweater is wine critic Daniele Cernilli (aka DoctorWine), who since 2014 has been tackling an enormous feat: creating The Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine, an annual consumer guide to the best wines and wineries in every corner of Italy. Molto buono!

Melanie Wynne

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Fruit Flavors and Aromas in Red Wines

In addition to drinking wine and preparing for a career in winemaking, I like to create miniature polymer clay sculptures, such as this gleefully small piece that depicts the fruit flavors and aromas most commonly detected in red wines.

Melanie Wynne

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“So, how did you get into wine?”

This is the question I get whenever I mention I’m starting a career in wine. It’s a question I love to answer, as opposed to: “You dtf?” or, “Are those real?” (Thanks, OK Cupid!)

So, here’s the story:

Melanie Wynne

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My California Wine Country Adventure (Almost) Begins

DoctorWine’s Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine

Fruit Flavors and Aromas in Red Wines

“So, how did you get into wine?”