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Blanc De Noirs: Not Just For Champagne
Orange wine treats a white grape like a red. This is the exact opposite trick — a black grape, pressed fast enough to make a white.
Georgia: The Cradle of Wine
Eight thousand years, buried clay vessels, and five hundred native grapes most of the wine world has never heard of.
Summertime: Everything About Wine Spritzers, Sangria And Tinto De Verano
It is too hot for a full glass of red. Cut it with soda, fruit, or lemonade instead — the way most of southern Europe has for two centuries.
Appellations and Wine Regions Explained
A name on a wine label is a legal claim, not a marketing flourish. Here is what it actually promises, from 1907 French riots to the loophole that created Super Tuscans.
How To Read A Wine Label
Old World bottles look like they are hiding something. They are — it is just hidden in the label, in plain sight, in French.