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Roads Less Traveled

by Pamela Walker Monticello, New Mexico, home to fewer than 100 people, was founded in the mid-1900s and is nestled in a canyon at the

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Pursuing Independence

by Matt McGinnis • Photography by Alison Narro Just three days before the grand opening party for Independence Brewing Co.’s new tasting room, heaps of

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Q&A with Russell D. Kane

by Terry Thompson-Anderson Noted Texas wine writer Russell D. Kane, author of the 2012 best-selling “The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine”—a thorough and colorful

Shine On

by Terry Thompson-Anderson • Photography by Andy Sams This is a story about moonshine, but not the unregulated, illegal corn-squeezin’s made deep in the woods

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Pigskin for Grape Skin

by Steve Wilson • Photography by Knoxy When retired Oakland Raider Alphonse Dotson told his family they were moving from Acapulco to start a vineyard

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Liber & Co.

by Claire Cella • Photography by Melanie Grizzel Walking back to the production room, Chris Harrison abruptly glances at the slender silver cup he’s holding.

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Lewis Wines

by Kristi Willis • Photography by Whitney Martin The large warehouse home of Lewis Wines just outside Johnson City isn’t especially picturesque. Yet the happy

Hot Tomato

by Steve Wilson That kick in the palate from your bloody mary might be packing more than just tomato and spices. Most bloody mary mixes

Under the Sway OF H2O

When you’re caught up in the romance of a honeymoon, even the water at a restaurant can seem special. For Albert Swantner and Sarah Syma,

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Kombucha Makers

by Claire Cella • Photography by Melanie Grizzel In a casual phone conversation with an old friend from upstate New York, I mentioned I was