Category: Wine
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15 Refreshing French Rosé Values
15 Refreshing French Rosé Values By Gillian Sciaretta, Sep 3, 2020 Tasting Highlights’ wine reviews are fresh out of the tasting room, offering a sneak peek of our editors’ most recent scores and notes to WineSpectator.com members. As we enter September, summer is winding down. It may not have been a typical travel season this […]
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May
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Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba: Fresh, Fruity and Outstanding Value
Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba: Fresh, Fruity and Outstanding Value Posted on August 20, 2020 by don The Barbera grape variety is high yielding, relatively easy to grow, and makes fresh tasting fruity, high acid wines. Thought to have originated in Italy’s Piedmont region, today it’s grown throughout the world. However, it’s still mostly grown […]
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May
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Quarantine Can’t Stop You from Drinking Rosé All Summer
Quarantine Can’t Stop You from Drinking Rosé All Summer Here are 33 rosés to self-isolate with. By Brian Freedman May 18, 2020 This is a very different rosé season from any we’ve had in the past. Because of the pandemic, we’re unable to swarm outdoor café tables and sip together while forking bite after bite […]
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May
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Spain: Priorat and the Appellations of Cataluña – The Names of the Land and Corpinnat
Spain: Priorat and the Appellations of Cataluña – The Names of the Land and Corpinnat LUIS GUTIÉRREZ 30th Aug 2019 | The Wine Advocate | Issue 244 End of August 2019 Corpinnat Another big change in the wine landscape of Cataluña has the unusual name of Corpinnat. Contrary to the new initiative in Priorat, which […]
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May
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Introducing Corpinnat – a complex tale
Introducing Corpinnat – a complex tale By: Ferran Centelles 1 Jan 2020 Ferran untangles the turbulent recent history of Catalan sparkling wine. His tasting notes on wines from this new group of producers will be published tomorrow. Corpinnat is surely going to be a name that will soon resonate with those who love good sparkling […]
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May
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La Fiorita Estate: History, Savoir Faire, Passion & Style
La Fiorita Estate: History, Savoir Faire, Passion & Style Anna Caidan meets up with Natalie Oliveros, wine producer and owner of La Fiorita Estate in Montalcino, Italy What could you tell me about the history of La Fiorita? ‘La Fiorita, which means blooming flower or flower in bloom started in 1992 by three friends, including […]
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May
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For Twin Peaks’ Kyle MacLachlan, ‘Home is Always Wine’
For Twin Peaks’ Kyle MacLachlan, ‘Home is Always Wine’ By Brad Japhe Kyle MacLachlan is a versatile leading man, best known for his role as special agent Dale Cooper in “Twin Peaks.” Across a 40-year career, the Emmy Award-nominated actor has given fans plenty to adore. Now, he’s giving them something to pour. Fifteen years […]
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May
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Light Red Wines: What To Drink When You’re Over Rosé
Light Red Wines: What To Drink When You’re Over Rosé Serve these chilled (think Beaujolais Nouveau) and find your new favorite summer drink. By Shana Clarke 06/01/2020 As the weather turns warmer, rosés start making an appearance on wine shelves. But for those palates fatigued with the pink drink, give light, chillable reds a try. […]
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May
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Best Chenin Blanc – 10 dry Loire Chenins worth seeking out
Best Chenin Blanc – 10 dry Loire Chenins worth seeking out Georgina Hindle May 28, 2020 Fresh, zingy and diverse, dry Chenin Blanc is one of the overlooked wonders of the wine world. Here are 10 great options from the Loire Valley that are drinking well now and have the potential to age further… Dry […]
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25 of the Best Chardonnays for 2020: Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay
25 of the Best Chardonnays for 2020 Words: Vinepair Staff Illustration: Danielle Grinberg Allow us to reintroduce you to Chardonnay. The backbone of French white Burgundy and Chablis, Chardonnay remains the most popular white wine grape in the United States. Sure, it got a bad rap at the end of the 20th century due to […]
