Italy produces more sparkling wines from more grape varieties than any other country. Continue reading “Moscato d’Asti”
Category: Facts About Wine
Wine rube avoidance
Drinking wine should be fun, not an exercise in snobbish one-upmanship. Continue reading “Wine rube avoidance”
Four Ws of wine 2 of 2
W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading “Four Ws of wine 2 of 2”
Four Ws of wine 1 of 2
W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading “Four Ws of wine 1 of 2”
Sulfites
“Contains sulfites”—sobering warning found on almost every wine label. Continue reading “Sulfites”
Saber champagne
For beverage so elegant, it is ironic optimum way to open champagne is pedestrian. Continue reading “Saber champagne”
Decanting
To decant or not to decant. That is the question. Is it nobler of the vine to suffer the slings and arrows of tannic tightness, or to take up arms against it with a sea of aeration, and—by so opposing—soften them? Continue reading “Decanting”
Terroir
Which is more important: grape or place the grape grows? Depends on who you ask and how much argument you want. Continue reading “Terroir”
France wine regions 3 of 3
French make more wine than anyone else, some so sublime it defines wine at its best, some absolutely terrible. To help find your way with French vin, third of three-part primer; today, niche regions. Continue reading “France wine regions 3 of 3”
France wine regions 2 of 3
French make more wine than anyone else, some so sublime it defines wine at its best, some so mundane French distill it into biofuel.
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