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New Study Links Wine to Better Cognitive Function in Elderly

The people of Japan have some of the highest life expectancies in the world, at an average of 85 years. But as they live longer, what dietary, fitness or socioeconomic factors affect health as they age? Exploring cognitive function, researchers at Osaka University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology recently collected health and lifestyle data from Japanese seniors over age 75 a...

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Keeping an Open Mind on 2020

For Napa Valley, the 2020 vintage started with a pandemic-induced shutdown and concluded with a harvest season acutely disrupted by devastating wildfires.“As the pandemic progressed, we were really worri...
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The 24 Best Canned Wine Releas...

The canned wine market is being pulled in different directions. One way is chock full of affordable, mass-produced, widely available products of middling quality, often sharing shelf space with ready-to-dr...
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California Vintner Scott Pruet...

The victory laps and stellar Syrahs keep coming for Sierra Foothills vintner and five-time 24 Hours of Daytona champion Scott Pruett, who recently learned that he’ll be inducted into the National Motorsp...
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Patiently Proactive: Laura Dia...

A new winemaking regimen, revamped cellar, fine-tuned viticulture and a replanting project are pushing this Napa Cabernet house into new territory.A new winemaking regimen, revamped cellar, fine-tuned viti...
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Debut of Vinexpo America | Dri...

With an ambitious goal to reunite the global beverage alcohol industry and foster a return to business as usual, Vinexpo America and Drinks America debuted this week in New York. When the co-located sho...
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Château Cantenac Brown unveil...

Tristan Le Lous, who has owned Château Cantenac Brown (an 1855 Third Growth estate in the heart of the Margaux appellation) with his family since December 2019, unveils an ambitious plan for the future: a...
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Snapshots of Wine Spectator's ...

Since 1981, Wine Spectator has been honoring restaurants with extraordinary wine programs. The top honor is the Grand Award, granted to those that show extraordinary commitment to wine service. We are exci...
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Is Wine the Heart-Healthiest A...

What do your heart and an open bottle of wine have in common? Oxidative stress plays a critical role in damaging both. But that open bottle of wine could actually help protect your heart. In new findings, ...
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