Let’s play a game called “Say the first word that pops into your mind when you hear…” Ready? Central Italy. Tuscany, right? What about Umbria? While Tuscany grabs the limelight, neighboring Umbria hangs back in the shadows. But here’s a good reason to get to know landlocked Umbria: Orvieto white wines. The Italian Food, Wine […]
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Tucked into the southwest corner of France, away from the bright lights of Bordeaux, is a patchwork quilt of wine regions worth exploring. Bergerac, Cahors, Gaillac, Irouléguy, Jurançon, Madiran – these are among the regions producing a diversity of styles of wine, including sparkling wines made by ancient methods that predate Champagne. Southwest France is
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Who was Barbe-Nicole Clicquot and why should Champagne drinkers know her name? Clicquot was the first woman to make Champagne, but that’s not all. She was also among the first winemakers to use an innovative technique known as “riddling” to disgorge yeast from the bottle during second fermentation, thus clarifying the wine, and she was
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McPherson Wines makes the case for being a major player in the Australian wine industry, but one that gives grapes the care and attention of a micro-producer. McPherson, the website claims, is Australia’s “least well-known top 20 winery.” “You won’t see us on billboards in Times Square or positioned front and centre in marketing campaigns
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Two days – that’s all we allotted ourselves in the Columbia Gorge this time around. Plenty of outdoorsy folks and wine enthusiasts would argue two days is too little time to appreciate the scenery, bike or hike, and sample all the Gorge has to offer. True. But like it or not, that’s what we had.
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