Wine Articles and Education

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When Strict is a Good Thing

When Strict is a Good Thing Oregon has the strictest wine labeling laws of any U.S. state. A labeled Oregon wine (includes state, county, and

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Heat Exhaustion

Heat Exhaustion Do you detect a cooked or stewed fruit smell? That’s from overheating, and is a fault that can affect any wine.

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A Wine’s First Day of School

A Wine’s First Day of School A wine can have primary, secondary, and tertiary flavors. Primary flavors come from the grape (fruity and floral), secondary

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What does the Pillsbury Dough Boy Drink?

What Does the Pilsbury Dough Boy Drink? Have you ever noticed the heady scent of fresh-baked bread in your wine? You weren’t imagining it—this comes

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The Wine that Kept Roman Torches Ablaze

The Wine that Kept Roman Torches Ablaze The ancient wine Falernum was purportedly so high in alcohol, Pliny the Elder said it was the only