Q. What is a pét-nat? A. Pét-nat is short for Pétillant-Naturel and refers to sparkling wines made by the ancestral method. The ancestral method is a type of fermentation that begins in an open tank and then finished…
Q. What is easy but important advice for serving wine and cheese? A. Don’t chill your wine or your cheese too much. Lower temperatures mute flavors and aromas, so if you’re pulling them straight from the fridge after…
Never have I identified with any wine (yet) as strongly as I have with the Rebellious red blend wine from California. Why do I identify with this wine so much? Well for one, this wine, just like many…
Q. In wine, when is rotten a good thing? A. Under normal conditions, Botrytis cinerea, or bunch rot, is responsible for unfortunate crop losses (for example, 1–10% annually in California). However, the proper set of climatic conditions transform…
