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It is said that most American’s drink their white wines too cold and their red wines too warm. And I’ve certainly observed this myself. Wine flavors can be amazing, but serving a wine too cold or too warm can significantly affect a wine’s flavors. W...
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It’s always fun to find and try new and different wines. And, when it comes to exploring “Old World Wines” it can be even more of an adventure. That’s what happened to me when studying the shelves of Italian wines. I came across a completely unknown ...
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A few years back as I started to become interested in wines, I was searching for a really great wine that I could dependably go back to time after time. While the search for a great wine was a fun adventure, it never seemed to converge on a wine that...
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Last time we explored the Right Bank of Bordeaux with its Merlot-based red blends, primarily from the appellations of Saint Émilion, Pomerol and Fronsac. Next, its over to the Left Bank. Located west of the Gironde and Garonne Rivers, the Left Bank ...
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Bordeaux is one of the greatest wine producing regions in the world. It is divided into two distinct regions referred to as the “Right Bank” and “Left Bank” depending on which side of the Dordogne River it is located. Different dominant grapes used ...
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Nothing about French wine seems to be straightforward or simple. But once you get to know the various wine regions of France it becomes a bit clearer. In the past couple of postings I’ve touched on the French wine region of Burgundy. I discussed th...
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