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There are many different types of grapes grown in Bordeaux and used in their famous wines. In the past, there were just six varietals allowed for making red wine in Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carm...
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Corvezzo Prosecco Corvezzo (kor-VETZ-zoh) is the leading name in organically grown, vegan wines from northeast Italy’s Veneto region. Founded in 1960, the winery is in the village of Cessalto near Treviso, a sweet spot in the Veneto between the coo...
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2021 Amrita Seiza White Blend ($35) Amrita Cellars, founded in 2017, prides itself on finding vineyards off the beaten path and sourcing their grapes from family-owned wine growers that use the best practices in renewable and sustainable farming. S...
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Grapes are grown worldwide typically for eating or for winemaking. There are 17 genera (the plural of genus) that belong to the Vitaceae family of flowering plants. But just the one genus, Vitis, is important in the world of winemaking. And, of th...
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2019 Ritual Pinot Noir ($21) The Ritual estate is situated in the extreme eastern end of Chile’s Casablanca Valley that is heavily influenced by the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean — ideal growing conditions for Pinot Noir. Following organic...
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Last time, in an overview of wine’s called Pinot , it was noted that if you were to do a search on “Pinot” wine grapes you could come up with a list that includes at least 26 different ones. In fact, according to the New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia, ...
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2020 Caldora Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ($15) Caldora is located in Abruzzo on the Adriatic coast in East-central Italy. Caldora has a special arrangement with the many growers who own over 1,500 hectares of land in the two coastal provinces of Teram...
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In previous blogs we got an overview of the Pinot grape and the tremendous number of Pinot synonyms (258!). But, there are just four Pinot wine grapes that we’ll now focus on - Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Meunier. But, let’s save ...
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