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A Family Affair (Cab vs Merlot)

A Family Affair (Cab vs Merlot)

The two most planted grapes in the world are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Both are hearty grapes that thrive in vineyards in all corners of the wine-making world. Cabernet Sauvignon...

A Family Affair (Cab vs Merlot)

The two most planted grapes in the world are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Both are hearty grapes that thrive in vineyards in all corners of the wine-making world. Cabernet Sauvignon...

The Most Romantic of Wines – Pinot Noir

The Most Romantic of Wines – Pinot Noir

The Most Romantic of Wines – Pinot Noir  Pinot Noir is notoriously difficult to grow, but capable of producing wines of such complexity and elegance (and price) that people have...

The Most Romantic of Wines – Pinot Noir

The Most Romantic of Wines – Pinot Noir  Pinot Noir is notoriously difficult to grow, but capable of producing wines of such complexity and elegance (and price) that people have...

Explore European Wines of Germany, Portugal & Spain

Explore European Wines of Germany, Portugal & S...

French and Italian wines, understandably, sit atop the world of European wines. However, there are many other European wines that shouldn’t be overlooked. Germany, Portugal, and Spain have long and...

Explore European Wines of Germany, Portugal & S...

French and Italian wines, understandably, sit atop the world of European wines. However, there are many other European wines that shouldn’t be overlooked. Germany, Portugal, and Spain have long and...

The Wonders of Piedmont

The Wonders of Piedmont

Piedmont (pronounced Pee-ay-MONT-ay in Italy) is a wine and food lovers paradise. Meaning “at the foot of the mountains,” Piedmont sits just south of the Alps in northern Italy and...

The Wonders of Piedmont

Piedmont (pronounced Pee-ay-MONT-ay in Italy) is a wine and food lovers paradise. Meaning “at the foot of the mountains,” Piedmont sits just south of the Alps in northern Italy and...

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is derived from the Latin sanguis Jovis, which translates to blood of Jupiter, the god of the sky and chief deity of Roman mythology. Wines made from Sangiovese are...

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is derived from the Latin sanguis Jovis, which translates to blood of Jupiter, the god of the sky and chief deity of Roman mythology. Wines made from Sangiovese are...

Wines of Argentina & Chile

Wines of Argentina & Chile

In the mid-1500s, Spanish missionaries spreading the good word throughout South America had a problem. It’s hard to administer communion without sacramental wine. Yeast is ubiquitous, so making sacramental bread wasn’t...

Wines of Argentina & Chile

In the mid-1500s, Spanish missionaries spreading the good word throughout South America had a problem. It’s hard to administer communion without sacramental wine. Yeast is ubiquitous, so making sacramental bread wasn’t...