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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...
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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 60,00...
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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 hectare...
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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 ...
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* Photo by Matthieu Joannon on Unsplash * 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 bott...
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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 R...
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Much like France, Italy has a long tradition of wine. In the 1960s, Italy formalized their wine appellation system modeled after the French system. Under this system, each wine region in Italy was required to operate under strict rules for the typ...
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Herminia Casas was the beloved wife of a winemaker in the early 1900’s in La Rioja, Spain. She was a pioneer in entrepreneurship and a champion of education access for women and children. Her husband memorialized her legacy and their mutual life p...
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* Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash * Wine may be fermented and aged in a variety of materials including stainless steel, ceramic vessels, including concrete, and in oak barrels. Oak barrels add additional quality, character and smoothness...
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Alavida Organic Kosher Malbec ($19)  Alavida Malbec joins a very select group of wines: it is USDA-certified organic and kosher. Certainly, the first wine of its type from Argentina, Alavida is ...
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