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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What? You’ve never heard of Mexican wine? Until this week, neither had I. Maybe you’ve traveled to Mexico and weren’t aware the country produced wine. The Mexican government doesn’t make it easy for wineries to sell wine in Mexico, says Max Murphy of Tozi Imports, one of the few importers of Mexican wine to the
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As a former East Coaster, I have a soft spot in my heart for cool-climate Riesling – in particular, the crisp Riesling produced in the New York Finger Lakes region. From my first whiff of the 2020 Pewsey Vale Dry Riesling from South Australia’s Eden Valley, I was transported to the rolling hills, gorges and
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