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Veramonte Organic Wines  Earth Day is Friday April 22nd and here’s a great way to celebrate. Veramonte takes seriously how they produce their 100% organic wine. Veramonte employs organic farm...
Read more →There are a lot of fancy terms used when describing wine and many of them get thrown around like everyone should know what they mean. The other day I was reading through some material and came across the term “élevage” and had to stop. What does th...
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2019 Catena Malbec ($15) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which was instrumental in the early cultivation of Malbec in the ...
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2021 Alavida Malbec ($19) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which was instrumental in the early cultivation of Malbec in the...
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2020 Trivento Reserve Malbec ($11) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which was instrumental in the early cultivation of Malb...
Read more →The temperature at which a wine is served matters. And, here’s why. The ‘proper’ serving temperature will ensure that you get the best experience from your wine. Serve it too cold or too warm and you can loose a lot of the wine’s character. This ...
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Rosés from Mack & Schuhle Wines Spring is here and warmer days are ahead! Here are some delicious and refreshing Pink wines and a Pink Sparkler. These wines are imported by Mack & Schuhle, a Miami-based national importer (founded in 2012) ...
Read more →In the past, rosé wines got a bad rap, and some of it was deserved. The White Zinfandel that became so popular in years’ past has had a lot to do with rosé wines being greatly overlooked. But rosés should not be rejected outright. There are many exa...
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Chile’s Maipo Valley is located in the Central Valley near Santiago, and just north of the Colchagua Valley. The Coastal Range separates the Maipo Valley from the Pacific coast on the west and in the east, the Andes Mountains separate Maipo from th...
Read more →Last time we explored Chile’s Colchagua Valley that is located in the southern part of the Central Valley. Now, let’s explore one of Chile’s most important wine-producing regions, the Maipo Valley that is located just south of the capital, Santiago...
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