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Daily Drop

How Chilean Wine Caught The Collector’s Eye

How Chilean Wine Caught The Collector’s Eye For 200 years, the Chileans made wine primarily for soldiers and priests. As recently as the 1980s, only

Wine fermentation
Wine Basics

How Red Wine is Made…in Under 500 Words

From picking and pressing to bottling, here’s a quick and easy overview of how red wine is made. We will make it short and sweet.

Taylor Fladgate, port wine, portugal, barrels, Vargellas
Advanced Wine Knowledge

How Is Port Made?

Reprinted with permission from Red Wine: The Comprehensive Guide To The 50 Essential Varieties & Styles by Kevin Zraly, Mike DeSimone & Jeff Jenssen, Sterling

Sorting table, grapes, harvest, St. Francis
Wine Basics

What Happens at the Sorting Table?

May only the best grapes win. Winemakers will often say that “the wine is made in the vineyard,” meaning the attentive, daily care they give