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From Vine to Wine: How to Make Wine at Home

From Vine to Wine: How to Make Wine at Home

Once upon a time, or perhaps twice, I stumbled on a sentence in some forgotten book that said making wine at home is a journey into nature’s hidden chambers, where...

From Vine to Wine: How to Make Wine at Home

Once upon a time, or perhaps twice, I stumbled on a sentence in some forgotten book that said making wine at home is a journey into nature’s hidden chambers, where...

Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is one of the world’s most widely planted and versatile white grapes, with its origins in Burgundy, France. Thought to be a natural cross between Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc,...

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is one of the world’s most widely planted and versatile white grapes, with its origins in Burgundy, France. Thought to be a natural cross between Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc,...

Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is a white grape with deep roots in France’s Loire Valley, particularly in Anjou, Saumur, and Vouvray, with records of its cultivation dating back to the 9th century....

Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is a white grape with deep roots in France’s Loire Valley, particularly in Anjou, Saumur, and Vouvray, with records of its cultivation dating back to the 9th century....

Carricante

Carricante

Carricante is a white grape with deep roots on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, where it has been cultivated for centuries in the island’s volcanic soils. While its...

Carricante

Carricante is a white grape with deep roots on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, where it has been cultivated for centuries in the island’s volcanic soils. While its...

How to Tell Good Wine from Something Similar

How to Tell Good Wine from Something Similar

Distinguishing between good wine and so-so drink doesn’t require a sommelier’s expertise. You don’t need a diploma in oenology or a scarf knotted just so — just a bit of...

How to Tell Good Wine from Something Similar

Distinguishing between good wine and so-so drink doesn’t require a sommelier’s expertise. You don’t need a diploma in oenology or a scarf knotted just so — just a bit of...

Blaufränkisch

Blaufränkisch

Blaufränkisch is a red grape with deep roots in Central Europe, especially Austria, where it has been cultivated for centuries. Known as Lemberger in Germany, Kékfrankos in Hungary, and Modra...

Blaufränkisch

Blaufränkisch is a red grape with deep roots in Central Europe, especially Austria, where it has been cultivated for centuries. Known as Lemberger in Germany, Kékfrankos in Hungary, and Modra...