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Think You Know Your Grapes? Find Out With this Quiz

Wine is special to us. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Zinfandel, Syrah. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer. These are all very common grape varietals and they are all relatives of each other. [bctt tweet=”Wine gets its flavor mostly from the grape itself.”] The grape variety, the soil, the terroir, the microclimate all lead to the flavors…

Why You Should Pay Attention to the Winkler Scale

What’s Your Favorite Wine Varietal? Take a second to think about your favorite wine.  Choose a favorite varietal and mentally remind yourself what you liked or disliked about the last few bottles you have tasted.  Whether you are conscious about it or not, you have a wine type. Wine regions are classified according to their…

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Do You Really Know Your Bubbles?

Champagne, Champagne I love those little bubbles Champagne, Champagne Though they get me into trouble Lord, how I wish it would rain Champagne, Champagne, Champagne ~Dada Who doesn’t love Champagne? The sound the cork makes as it pops. The tiny bubbles as they rise up your glass. What’s not to love? Tickle Your Nose Bubbles…

The Pretty Red Vineyard’s Dirty Little Secret

Most people love fall colors.  The oohs and ahs as the leaves change colors and the season’s change drives an amazing tourist industry. People travel to the North East to see these colors.  Hotels revel in the peak color time because they can charge more per night for their rooms.  In deciduous trees (those that…

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From the Ashes a Terroir Shall be Woken #WinePW

A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. A rupture on the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Wow, that is…