Wine Articles and Education

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More Exciting Than a Houseplant

More Exciting Than a Houseplant When it comes to winegrowing, vines are not houseplants: i.e., lusher is not better. When the vine canopy grows too

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One Grape To Rule Them All

One Grape To Rule Them All Roughly half of all the vineyards in Piedmont, Italy are Barbera, a vast diffusion that happened during the regrowth

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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