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Grechetto

Grechetto

Grechetto is a white wine grape with deep roots in central Italy, particularly in Umbria and Lazio. It is best known in two forms, Grechetto di Orvieto and Grechetto di...

Grechetto

Grechetto is a white wine grape with deep roots in central Italy, particularly in Umbria and Lazio. It is best known in two forms, Grechetto di Orvieto and Grechetto di...

Carmenère

Carmenère

Carmenère has one of wine’s great identity-crisis stories. Originally from Bordeaux, it was once a familiar part of the region’s blends, especially in the Médoc during the 18th century. After...

Carmenère

Carmenère has one of wine’s great identity-crisis stories. Originally from Bordeaux, it was once a familiar part of the region’s blends, especially in the Médoc during the 18th century. After...

The Myth of Decanting

The Myth of Decanting

Somewhere along the way, decanting stopped being a tool and became a performance. What used to be a quiet ritual — a hand, a candle, a slow pour — is...

The Myth of Decanting

Somewhere along the way, decanting stopped being a tool and became a performance. What used to be a quiet ritual — a hand, a candle, a slow pour — is...

Tempranillo

Tempranillo

Tempranillo is the backbone of Spanish red wine, with a history that stretches back centuries. Its status is reflected in the numbers: it is Spain’s most planted red grape and...

Tempranillo

Tempranillo is the backbone of Spanish red wine, with a history that stretches back centuries. Its status is reflected in the numbers: it is Spain’s most planted red grape and...

Grenache

Grenache

Grenache, known as Garnacha in Spain, is a red grape that originated in the Aragon region of northern Spain, particularly in Zaragoza and Teruel, around the 18th century. Aragon’s kingdom...

Grenache

Grenache, known as Garnacha in Spain, is a red grape that originated in the Aragon region of northern Spain, particularly in Zaragoza and Teruel, around the 18th century. Aragon’s kingdom...

Godello

Godello

Godello is a white grape from northwestern Spain that has quietly gone from near-forgotten to highly respected. In Portugal it is known as Gouveio and is used in the Douro,...

Godello

Godello is a white grape from northwestern Spain that has quietly gone from near-forgotten to highly respected. In Portugal it is known as Gouveio and is used in the Douro,...