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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. ...
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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 c...
Read more →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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Find Your Wine Identity by Sandra Guibord ($26)  For a change of pace here on Behind the Cork™ let’s take a look at an interesting book on wines. Sandra Guibord’s Find Your Wine Identity is a...
Read more →It’s true that Champagne is a sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Only sparkling wine produced in the small French region of Champagne may legally be labeled ‘Champagne.’ And because of this region’s northern location and cool...
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2020 Corvezzo Pinot Grigio ($13) Corvezzo 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 c...
Read more →In the past, I had always used a traditional corkscrew to open a bottle of wine. Now, I use nothing but a wine key or waiter’s corkscrew. A traditional corkscrew has two arms that lift and a top pull that twists. A wine key, sometimes called a wait...
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2018 TerraNoble Gran Reserva Carménère,** ($18)** The TerraNoble winery was founded in 1993, and has produced high quality wines that have been recognized and awarded. The winery is located in the Maule Valley of Chile and the vineyards are in th...
Read more →I had a recent conversation with another wine lover who complained that whenever their mother came over for a glass of wine she would down it like ice water. And, they noted, they had been serving their mother “really good bottles of wine.” So, they...
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Summer Refreshers from Mack & Schuhle Imports As we are quickly heading for the unofficial end of Summer, there are still plenty of sunny, warm days and evenings to enjoy these refreshing wines. Art of Earth Organic Prosecco Frizante ($14.99)...
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