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2021 Quinta do Ameal Loureiro ($18) The Quinta do Ameal is a historic estate in the Vinho Verde, a well-known wine region in the northwest Portugal. The quality of the wines made there are so fresh and light that they earned the nickname verdewhich ...
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In previous blogs we got an overview of the Pinot grape and the tremendous number of Pinot synonyms (258!) and looked at the least known of the Pinots, Pinot Meunier. Now, let’s take a look at Pinot Gris. A member of the extended Pinot family of gr...
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2018 Beronia Rioja Crianza ($15) This wine is imported by González Byass which is headquartered in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It is a family-owned collection of wineries that was founded in 1835 and spans across Spain’s most important wine produc...
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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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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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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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