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Is that Glass in my Wine?!

Is that Glass in my Wine?! Those clear sand or shard-like deposits, usually seen in white wines and collected on the cork, are tartrate crystals.

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Not a Prius, But Still a Hybrid

Not a Prius, But Still a Hybrid Cabernet Sauvignon is a hybrid grape: it is a cross between red Cabernet Franc and white Sauvignon Blanc.

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A Vampire’s Favorite Wine

A Vampire’s Favorite Wine The name for Italy’s most famous grape, Sangiovese, comes from the Latin sanguis Jovis, meaning “blood of Jove.”