A Rosé by Any Other Color

The three were also made with entirely different grapes. The Broc was primarily valdigué, a variety once called “Napa gamay” in California, along with some zinfandel and trousseau. The Tiberio was made entirely of montepulciano, while the Trinquevedel was a blend of Southern Rhône grapes, including 60 percent grenache, 18 percent cinsault, 5 percent syrah,…

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Your Next Lesson: White Wine Blends

Red blends are popular right now, and I’m not speaking of classical blends like Bordeaux, Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Chianti. When people refer to red blends today, they are generally using a marketing term for popular category of mass-market red wines, often quite sweet, that happen to blend several red grapes. Rarely, however, do we think of…

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How Do I Know if I Have Adult A.D.H.D.?

“I call them time-blind,” Dr. Barkley added. “They just can’t manage themselves relative to time limits.” Kylie Barron, an A.D.D.A spokeswoman who has A.D.H.D., called it a “disorder of performance.” For her, this means “always unintentionally messing up, sticking your foot in your mouth and doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.” These concerns…

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Love Letter: Married to a Worrier

Even if you’re not usually an anxious person, it’s common to feel worry, doubt and even fear in times of uncertainty. However, excessive worrying can often drive a wedge between you and your loved ones. Nicole Comforto, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, noticed that her husband’s bouts of panic became more frequent…

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