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behind the cork
Dogajolo Wines by Carpineto Dogajolo (pronounced (Dog-ay-yolo) was launched in Italy in 1993 by Giancarlo Sacchet and Antonio Zaccheo Sr. of Carpineto. “This is a momentous year as we proudly celebrate 30 years of our signature Dogajolo Toscano Ros...
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ever wonder
Occasionally, when opening a bottle of still white wine and pouring it into a glass, you may see some tiny bubbles in the wine. And, if you use a bottle stopper and pump to extract the air in the bottle, you may see bubbles coming up through the wine...
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2021 Flora Springs Napa Valley All Hallows’ Eve Cabernet Franc ($75) Flora Springs has been producing one-of-a-kind Halloween-themed labels for quite some time and this year’s All Hallows’ Eve Cabernet Franc is a limited-production wine that is a pe...
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general
Thanks to the Wines of Chile, a non-profit, private organization of Chilean wine producers dedicated to promoting the quality and image of Chilean wines, here is a brief history of the Carménère (kar-men-nair) grape. In 1994, fewer than 10 hectares ...
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behind the cork
2022 Art of Earth Chardonnay by Mack & Schühle ($11.99) One of the largest and most important viticultural groups in the world, the Mack & Schühle organization includes 29 cooperatives and around 5,000 winegrowers, managing more than 60,000 ...
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Last time we took a brief look at the history of Carménère, thanks to the Wines of Chile organization. When we left off, Chile was faced with the question of what to do with the fact that an estimated one-third of what had been thought to be Merlot w...
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behind the cork
2021 Art of Earth Cabernet Sauvignon by Mack & Schühle ($11.99) One of the largest and most important viticultural groups in the world, the Mack & Schühle organization includes 29 cooperatives and around 5,000 winegrowers, managing more than...
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Fun facts about Carménère Here, courtesy of the Wines of Chile organization, are a few fun facts about Carménère: Chile has the most Carménère under vine in the world, at 10,332 ha/25,530 acres in 2021. By comparison, France has just 80 ha/197 acr...
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