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Colombard
Colombard is a white grape variety with deep roots in the South West of France, particularly around the Gironde and the historic brandy regions of Charente and Gascony. Ampelographic evidence...
Colombard
Colombard is a white grape variety with deep roots in the South West of France, particularly around the Gironde and the historic brandy regions of Charente and Gascony. Ampelographic evidence...
Sommelier Jargon: The Racy, the Flabby, and the...
Spend enough time around sommeliers and you’ll start to wonder if they’re actually describing wine or reciting poetry translated from dolphin. They speak a dialect both enchanting and absurd, full...
Sommelier Jargon: The Racy, the Flabby, and the...
Spend enough time around sommeliers and you’ll start to wonder if they’re actually describing wine or reciting poetry translated from dolphin. They speak a dialect both enchanting and absurd, full...
Anything But Chardonnay: The Grape You Swore Yo...
Everyone has that one grape they’ve banished. “I don’t drink Merlot.” “Anything but Chardonnay.” “Pinot Gris? No, thanks.” The words sound decisive, like a hard-earned lesson from experience — but...
Anything But Chardonnay: The Grape You Swore Yo...
Everyone has that one grape they’ve banished. “I don’t drink Merlot.” “Anything but Chardonnay.” “Pinot Gris? No, thanks.” The words sound decisive, like a hard-earned lesson from experience — but...
The Great Closure Divide: Cork vs Screw Cap
There’s a moment before every glass of wine — that little ritual of opening. For some, it’s the sigh of a cork leaving the bottle: soft, romantic, the prelude to...
The Great Closure Divide: Cork vs Screw Cap
There’s a moment before every glass of wine — that little ritual of opening. For some, it’s the sigh of a cork leaving the bottle: soft, romantic, the prelude to...
The Wine Aerator Arms Race: Ten Years of Aging ...
Once upon a time, aeration meant something simple: you opened the wine, poured it into a wide-bottomed vessel, and gave it a little time to stretch its legs. The air...
The Wine Aerator Arms Race: Ten Years of Aging ...
Once upon a time, aeration meant something simple: you opened the wine, poured it into a wide-bottomed vessel, and gave it a little time to stretch its legs. The air...
Clean Wine: A New Cult for Mindful Living
A new cult for fanatical healthy lifestyle followers has emerged from the social media dumps - this time dressed in pastel labels and whispering about “purity.” You’ve seen them: Clean...
Clean Wine: A New Cult for Mindful Living
A new cult for fanatical healthy lifestyle followers has emerged from the social media dumps - this time dressed in pastel labels and whispering about “purity.” You’ve seen them: Clean...