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STEP 2: TEST THEM TO ASSESS THEIR SKILLSMost wine brokers you come across will pass Step 1, having experience. If they don’t, remove them from consideration immediately.  But once you’ve found fi … read more

In the world of wine, there is an important distinction between subjective assessments (i.e. simply liking a wine for personal reasons) and objective determinations of a wine's level of qual … read more

The 2017 harvest is already underway in many of the world’s great wine regions, and here’s what we’ve learned so far:Napa Valley: After four consecutive years of drought, an unusually wet winter ensur … read more

Somewhat counterintuitively, the wines of the Rhone Valley were the top performers in the first half of 2017 after Burgundy and California Cults, surpassing the advances of First Growth Bordeaux … read more