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Burgundy

Burgundy

Whenever someone asks about wines from Burgundy two quotes come to mind. The first is from the famous chef Julia Child, “I would happily die with a bottle of white...

Burgundy

Whenever someone asks about wines from Burgundy two quotes come to mind. The first is from the famous chef Julia Child, “I would happily die with a bottle of white...

Il Falchetto – On the hillside there’s a vineyard he prefers to all others

Il Falchetto – On the hillside there’s a vineya...

The little village of Santo Stefano Belbo is nestled in the steep green hills of central Piedmont.  South of Asti and East of Alba, it’s remote and off the beaten...

Il Falchetto – On the hillside there’s a vineya...

The little village of Santo Stefano Belbo is nestled in the steep green hills of central Piedmont.  South of Asti and East of Alba, it’s remote and off the beaten...

Cava

Cava

There’s a shakeup happening in Spain around its sparkling wine, Cava. Spain began making sparkling wine in the late 1800’s after Spanish winemaker Josep Raventós, whose family had been making...

Cava

There’s a shakeup happening in Spain around its sparkling wine, Cava. Spain began making sparkling wine in the late 1800’s after Spanish winemaker Josep Raventós, whose family had been making...

Wine, What are you Saving it For?

Wine, What are you Saving it For?

In 1999, the Wine Market Council launched a new campaign designed to increase wine consumption. It was titled, “Wine, What are you Saving it For?” Not sure if they were...

Wine, What are you Saving it For?

In 1999, the Wine Market Council launched a new campaign designed to increase wine consumption. It was titled, “Wine, What are you Saving it For?” Not sure if they were...

In Vino Veritas

In Vino Veritas

By all accounts, Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) was a Renaissance man way before it was cool, or even before there was a Renaissance (which didn’t occur for another 13...

In Vino Veritas

By all accounts, Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) was a Renaissance man way before it was cool, or even before there was a Renaissance (which didn’t occur for another 13...

Art of the blend

Art of the blend

Some things are destined for disaster when you bring them together. Pizza and pineapple, drinking and driving, or tariffs and wine all spring to mind. There are also times when...

Art of the blend

Some things are destined for disaster when you bring them together. Pizza and pineapple, drinking and driving, or tariffs and wine all spring to mind. There are also times when...