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The 2020 Austria Vintage Report

The 2020 Austria Vintage Report
Above: Ludwig Hiedler of Weingut Hiedler in the Kamptal. After spending the better part of January interviewing growers from all over Germany and Austria, we have a good feeling for the growing conditions of the vintage and what this points to...

The 2019 Austria Vintage Report

The 2019 Austria Vintage Report
Each year in early May we take an annual trip to Austria to taste the new vintage with our nineteen growers. The start of Spring is a wonderful time in Austria: asparagus is everywhere, wine country is lush and green,...

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week
It’s May 8th, 2020, and the end of our eighth full week working from home. Today we’re sharing how five of our Skurnik staff finished their days with life’s simplest pleasures: meals made with love and special wines that we...

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week
It’s April 24th, 2020, and the end of our sixth full week working from home. We’re drinking transitional whites and rosés (both ’18s and ’19s!) to compliment seasons changing across the nation. Today we’re sharing how five of our Skurnik...

Take Me to Your LITER!

Take Me to Your LITER!
These are strange times. People are stuck inside with their families, roommates, or by themselves and many of them need something easy, inexpensive, and a third larger than a normal bottle of wine to get them through. Here are literally...

Tariff Talk with Matt Licklider and David Hinkle

Tariff Talk with Matt Licklider and David Hinkle
The perspective of American vintners is such an important piece of the conversation. In this Tariff Talk, we sat down with Matt Licklider of LIOCO Wine Company to discuss potential impacts that are on the horizon, touching on: The absence...