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Bluestone Vineyard is named after the “bluestone” (a type of limestone) that is a main component within the local soil. It is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery in the Shenandoah Valley AVA. Curt and Jackie Hartman began planting grape...
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* Photo by Scott Warman on Unsplash * You’ve been invited to a party and asked to take a bottle of wine. Now what? You don’t think you know a thing about wine but are expected to show up and not embarrass yourself. Well, fear not! There...
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2019 Jump Mountain Borderland Red Blend ($27) From the Shenandoah Valley AVA, Jump Mountain Borderland red blend is an award-winning wine having received 1st place in the Shenandoah Cup Awards! Approved in 1982 as Virginia’s first American Viticu...
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* Photo by Justin Lauria on Unsplash * There are various type of problems that can occur in the winemaking process that result in the wine being damaged, or tainted. Some common wine faults include: Oxidized wine - Wine which is exposed ...
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Valentine’s Day is the perfect time for sparkling wine. And, Cava is great choice. These two wonderful Cavas are from Vilarnau in Barcelona Spain. The name comes from the old Vilarnau castle which can be found on the banks of the river Anoia and ...
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* Photo by Roberta Sorge on Unsplash * What is more natural than a glass of wine? Grow some grape vines, wait for them to produce grapes, harvest the grape bunches, de-stem them (sometimes), crush them to produce juice, leave the crushed g...
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2021 Jump Mountain Livia Red Blend ($27) From the Shenandoah Valley AVA, Jump Mountain Livia red blend is an award winning wine having tied for 3rd in the Shenandoah Cup Awards! Approved in 1982 as Virginia’s first American Viticultural Area, the...
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* Photo by Cengiz Özarpat on Unsplash * While Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are well known grapes used for making wines, here are just a few grape varieties that you may not have heard of previously. But, several *Behind the Cork****™***...
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Masciarelli (Mass-shee-ah-RELL-ee) Winery is located in the Abruzzo region of Italy on the eastern coast, just east of Rome on the Adriatic Sea. It was established in 1981 from the entrepreneurial intuition of Gianni Masciarelli. Today, Miriam Mascia...
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* Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash * While heat can be a bottle of wine’s biggest enemy, it turns out that light can also do damage. The biggest source of light damage comes from a bottle being exposed to too much sunlight and its harmful...
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