The Fab Four of Southern Italy In the southern Italian region of Campania alone, over one hundred grape varieties…
An Eye for Wine Hammurabi’s Code was the first recorded law that listed severe punishments for wine fraud.
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The Fab Four of Southern Italy In the southern Italian region of…
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If the current heatwave’s soaring temperatures have you giving your best Paris…
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The sparkling wine from Northern Italy, Prosecco (often referred to as Italian…
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There are few grape varieties in the world that reflect site and…
An Eye for Wine Hammurabi’s Code was the first recorded law that…
An Eye for Wine Hammurabi’s Code was the first recorded law that listed severe punishments for wine fraud.
Like a Limestone Cowboy Some of the world’s most sought-after wines are made with grapes grown in limestone soils,…
Can’t Touch This! The Spanish Albariño grape is grown on trellises so that the grapes never touch the ground,…
Don’t Tread Lightly Some premium Port wines are still made using foot treading! Though expensive and physically exhausting, traditional…
Move Over, Manhattan The Brunello winemaking zone in Italy extends over about 100 square miles, or just slightly larger than…
Screw Caps or Corks? Screw caps gradually are replacing corks on more than just inexpensive wines: Screw caps seal…
Where Bubbles Begin Champagne gets its bubbles in the bottle. Wine is still when it’s bottled, but yeast and…
Don’t Mute Me, We’re Not on Zoom Don’t chill your wine or cheese too much: lower temperatures mute flavors…
The Origin of Wine Planting of vineyards for winemaking began more than 8,000 years ago near the black sea…
Don’t Skip Leg Day Wine “legs,” droplets or streaks of liquid falling down the inside of your wine glass,…