Author name: Linda Whipple, CSW

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). WSET 3 Advanced with merit. Grateful for the grape and all things growing.

Agiorgitiko: Modern Greek wine from an ancient land (#WinePW)

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Is Greek winemaking ancient? Is it new? If you answered “both,” you’d be correct. Greek winemaking dates back at least 4,000 years and left its mark throughout the Mediterranean world during ancient times. Greek wine was especially prized in Italy under the Roman Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_wine). In the Middle Ages, however, Ottoman rulers placed heavy taxes […]

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Bingeing on Brachetto, biscotti, berries and a chocolate bunny (#ItalianFWT)

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With apologies to Sesame Street, this post is brought to you today by the letter “B.” The letter “B” is for bingeing, a side-effect of sheltering in place during the pandemic. What better wine for binge-watching past episodes of VEEP (substitute your favorite TV series here) than a light, frothy, low-alcohol Brachetto d’Acqui? Goes great

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A wine geek explores Jura’s native grapes, Part II (#Winophiles)

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Let’s return to Jura, France – virtually, bien sûr – this time to explore another of the region’s “godsaken” grapes and an oxidative winemaking process known as sous voile (“under the veil”). By “godforsaken,” I’m referring to Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Unappreciated Wine. In

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Date night during a pandemic with Crémant de Bordeaux (#Winophiles)

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There’s little to celebrate these days, what with a pandemic threatening people’s lives and shutting schools and businesses. Through it all, we need to keep our spirits up. No time like the present to pop open a bubbly and find a good movie to watch – at a safe social distance from others. Don’t have

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Pairing, California-style: Pea pesto and a white Rhone blend (#WinePW)

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Californians live by more than kale alone. Many traditions – Mexican, Korean, South American – influence cooking in the “Eureka!” state. But when I think of California cuisine, “healthy” is the word that comes to mind. My cooking mantra is “healthy and easy,” so I was immediately drawn to What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food

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