6 Book and Wine Pairing Recommendations
I’ll sit down with popcorn and wine to enjoy with a book more often than with a movie. Here are 6 of my top wine and book pairing recommendations. Continue reading 6 Book and Wine Pairing Recommendations
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Wine365 | Recipe for Mulled Wine with Port
I tried mulled wine in Austria for the first time, where it was ladled into paper cups and I wrapped my hands around it to warm my fingers while browsing the Christmas market. I was still in high school, so drinking wine on cobbled streets lined with snow was that much more delicious. Plus, as I’ve learned from mulling wine at home, by the time … Continue reading Wine365 | Recipe for Mulled Wine with Port
Wine365 | Custom-Fit Cabernet Clones at Sequoia Grove
Grape cloning might sound like something from a sci-fi movie or, at the very least, a GMO experiment you don’t want to touch with the tendril of a ten-foot grapevine…but you probably poured its contents from your wine bottle the other night.
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Wine365 | 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 the vines and grapes directly determines the quality of the wine. You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, in other words. By the time all those painstakingly grown and cared-for grapes are brought in to be destemmed, crushed, fermented, and made into wine months or years from the date of harvest, you can bet the winemaker will not skip the sorting table.
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Wine365 | Five Things You Didn’t Know about Moscato d’Asti
Moscato. For many people, this word brings up an image of sweet, bubbly wine that they’d rather say, “pass” to. But they’d be missing out on a wonderfully fresh, easy-pairing wine that’s a delight to drink if so.
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A hidden surprise to visit in Milan
All cities have been described, at one point, as “full of surprises.” After all, cities are inherently guaranteed to be diverse, made of different neighborhoods, hidden streets, and pockets of culture. But not many cities hide unexpected surprises with the same pedigree as Milan. Continue reading “A hidden surprise to visit in Milan”
Wine Pass | 3 wine book reviews
This past year, I’ve read three newly published books on wine, two of them Piemonte-specific. I was asked by the authors to write their reviews. Overall, if you’re into wine reading, I’d recommend each book. Continue reading “Wine Pass | 3 wine book reviews”
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