June is filled with wine festivals and other wine events as North America settles into summer. Here is just a sampling: June 5 - 8 - Napa Wine Auction June 14 - 22 - Niagara New Vintage Festival...
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Decanting a bottle of wine is not just for show. It's an essential step in serving an older bottle of red wine as it helps to separate the sediment from the wine. In this video, Washington DC...
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Grüner Veltliner is one of those unique grapes that thrives only in one little pocket of the world. In this case, that pocket is located in Austria near Vienna and along the Danube River and in the...
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A dry rose, especially one that comes from the hills of Provence, is one of my favorite summertime wines. It's refreshing by itself or the perfect accompaniment to typical summer fare-a salad,...
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The Musee du Vin, in Paris' 16th arrondissement, opened in 1984. The small museum, located in a medieval wine cellar, tells the story of the French wine industry, with artifacts; antique tools,...
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Wine and cheese are a classic combination, but there are so many different kinds of each, how do you know which ones will complement one another. It's easy if you follow a few basic rules: Pair...
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The man who almost single-handedly created the California wine industry that we know today died yesterday at the age of 94. Robert Mondavi, born in 1913 to Italian immigrants, broke from the family...
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What a great idea! Although it's been open for more than a year, I just learned of California's first chocolate tasting bar, Wine Country Chocolates. As befits a chocolatier in wine country,...
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Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage, made from a series of fermentations using steamed rice. The process removes the millet and the protein from the rice, leaving the starch-similar to how beer is...
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Ports vary in color, taste, and complexity based on the grapes used to produce them and the material used in the aging process. Among the most commonly found types of port are:Tawny Port - Tawny port...
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I had the opportunity to taste the 1994 Smith Woodhouse Colheita Tawny Port this week. What a nice way to usher in spring in the Midwest. The single harvest port is a lovely, translucent red amber...
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Argentine wines are not as well-known in North America as those of Chile, but the areas just below the Andes Mountains, such as Mendoza and San Juan, produce excellent, red wines, including Syrah,...
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Compassion and California wine-making skills have combined to create a home for 90 mentally disabled "students" of all ages and to craft some surprisingly good wine. Coco Farm, founded in...
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What we commonly refer to as sulfites (actually sulfur dioxide) is natural by-product of the wine fermentation process. It's also an antioxident and antimicrobiodal. Some wineries add extra sulfur...
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May is filled with wine festivals and other wine events as the weather warms around the United States. Here is just a sampling: San Luis Obispo, CA - May 1-4 - Roll out the Barrels Cleveland, OH -...
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