A Perfect Vintage

By Marvin R. Shanken and Thomas Matthews

Winemakers know that every vintage is a crapshoot. There are so many ways to lose. If it's too cold in springtime, too hot in summer, too rainy at harvest time, the wine quality suffers. Sometimes, .....

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