Straight From the Barrel

By James Laube
Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2007

The first time I recall drinking wine from a barrel, as opposed to tasting a barrel sample and spitting it out, was on a trip to Spain’s Ribera del Duero district to interview Alejandro Fernandez.....

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