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Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is Portugal’s flagship red grape, renowned for its role in producing both premium Port wines and robust, age-worthy Douro reds. Its name—“Touriga” referring to a type of vine...

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is Portugal’s flagship red grape, renowned for its role in producing both premium Port wines and robust, age-worthy Douro reds. Its name—“Touriga” referring to a type of vine...

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is Italy’s quintessential red grape, embodying the spirit and terroir of Tuscany while also thriving in Umbria and beyond. Its name, “sanguis Jovis” or “the blood of Jupiter,” hints...

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is Italy’s quintessential red grape, embodying the spirit and terroir of Tuscany while also thriving in Umbria and beyond. Its name, “sanguis Jovis” or “the blood of Jupiter,” hints...

Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola is Sicily’s flagship red grape, carrying the sun-soaked warmth and Mediterranean character of the island in every glass. Its name—“Black of Avola”—tells the story immediately: deeply pigmented berries,...

Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola is Sicily’s flagship red grape, carrying the sun-soaked warmth and Mediterranean character of the island in every glass. Its name—“Black of Avola”—tells the story immediately: deeply pigmented berries,...

The Grape's Journey: Winemaking Methods Explained

The Grape's Journey: Winemaking Methods Explained

The whole business of winemaking, when you boil it down - which, mind you, is precisely what you don't do to the grapes, unless you’re aiming for a really hellish...

The Grape's Journey: Winemaking Methods Explained

The whole business of winemaking, when you boil it down - which, mind you, is precisely what you don't do to the grapes, unless you’re aiming for a really hellish...

Barbera

Barbera

Barbera is one of those grapes that quietly holds Italian wine culture together, like good olive oil or an opinionated nonna. It rarely demands attention, yet it’s everywhere for a...

Barbera

Barbera is one of those grapes that quietly holds Italian wine culture together, like good olive oil or an opinionated nonna. It rarely demands attention, yet it’s everywhere for a...

Assyrtiko

Assyrtiko

Assyrtiko is one of those grapes that makes geologists nod approvingly and sommeliers start gesturing with their hands. It is not merely grown somewhere; it is imprinted by its place,...

Assyrtiko

Assyrtiko is one of those grapes that makes geologists nod approvingly and sommeliers start gesturing with their hands. It is not merely grown somewhere; it is imprinted by its place,...