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904, 2023

Beneduce Vineyards – Fear not the Umlaut
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Beneduce Vineyards – Fear not the Umlaut

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Beneduce Vineyards – Fear not the Umlaut

By Elizabeth Smith|2023-04-09T10:40:38-07:00April 9, 2023|Categories: Featured, Industry, News|Tags: Beneduce Vineyards, Mike Beneduce, New Jersey winery, New Jersey wines, Origin Stories, socials, wine, Wine Education, wine industry, wine tasting|

In February 2023, I traveled to New Jersey to visit a few of their top wineries. One was Beneduce Vineyards, where I met owner/farmer/winemaker Mike Beneduce for a comprehensive – and impressive – portfolio tasting – plus an engaging conversation about winegrowing and winemaking. […]

The 4th Annual International Cabernet Franc Competition Announces Results

By Elizabeth Smith|2023-04-03T18:46:30-07:00April 3, 2023|Categories: California, Featured, Industry, Local Wine Events, News|Tags: Cabernet Franc, California Wines & Wineries, Michael Kelly, socials, wine, wine competition, Wine Education, wine industry, wine tasting|

The 4th Annual Cabernet Franc Competition, founded and sponsored by Michael Kelly of California Wines & Wineries, took place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at The Golf Club at Copper Valley in Copperopolis, California. […]

Life-changing Tokaji Furmint

By Elizabeth Smith|2023-03-11T08:14:19-08:00February 1, 2023|Categories: Digest, Featured, News, Origin Stories|Tags: Hungarian Wines, Hungary, Origin Stories, socials, Tokaj, Wine Education, wine tasting|

My introduction to Tokaji Furmint was in 2020 – the 2018 Wetzer Tokaji Furmint – a dry white with some botrytis influence made in a minimalist style (native yeast, unfiltered, unfined). I wrote about tasting it – and won one of the categories in the 2022 Hungarian Wines Web Wine Writing Competition.