Invited to a party while the weather is still warm enough to dine outdoors and wondering what wine to bring? Simply put, you can’t go wrong with Côtes du Rhône. No matter your budget, you can easily find an easy-drinking, crowd-pleasing Côtes du Rhône wine. If you want, you can delve into the nuances of […]
Red, white and pink – the colors of Côtes du Rhône (#winophiles) Read More »
Back in the day – a decade ago, actually, when I was first getting into wine seriously, few producers made wine from organic grapes. I’d wander around the Pennsylvania state store in a futile search for these wines before finally having to flag down a sales assistant to help me. Organic wine is now a $54.5
Vegan black bean burgers and organic wine: A planet-conscious pairing (#winePW) Read More »
Let me start this post about Oregon sparkling wine by saying a few words about Lambrusco. Don’t worry – I promise to connect the dots. It’s been hit or miss for me with Lambrusco from central Italy. Too many of these red sparkling wines taste grapey and lack complexity. Now, fans might insist I haven’t
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After the new World Wine Travel calendar was finalized last winter and bloggers got the green light to plan posts, I found a bottle of Ego Bodegas Goru Gold at our local World Market and bought it for three reasons: Jumilla was on the docket for August. The price was $14.99. (I actually paid less
Getting to know the grape known in Spain as Monastrell (#worldwinetravel) Read More »
Remember Pinot Grigio from the past? By the past, I mean before 2017. Pinot Grigio was that average, not very aromatic white wine offered at cash bars and served at cocktail receptions – a wine to avoid, even if that meant drinking an equally as generic Merlot. Then, in 2017, winemakers in northeastern Italy got
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