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5 things that might surprise you about Rías Baixas, home of Albariño (#WorldWineTravel)

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I thought I knew Albariño, the crisp signature white wine from the Rías Baixas (pronounced “REE-ahs BI-shas”) region of Galicia, on the northwest coast of Spain. But then I hopped on a virtual bus tour that stopped at three wineries in the region. Whoa – was I surprised! On Saturday 4/24, I’m hosting as the […]

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Ready for the rain in Spain? We’re heading to Galicia! (#WorldWineTravel)

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2021 is the year of Spain for the World Wine Travel (#WorldWineTravel) group of globe-hopping wine and food bloggers. Last month we visited the high plains of north-central Spain where hot, dry summer heat bakes the grapevines and winters can be brutally cold. Say adios to this climate. You’ll need a raincoat and galoshes for

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Organic Muscadet and must-have oysters (#Winophiles)

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“You must pair this wine with oysters,” Carol insists as she hands over an organic Muscadet Sèvre et Maine from the lower Loire Valley of France. OK, I don’t recall whether those were her exact words, but the message was crystal clear. Carol is the owner of a small local wine shop that specializes in

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Dry or dryish, Hungarian Furmint is having a moment (#winePW)

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Scan the wine labels on grocery shelves or small retail shops and the usual suspects will catch your eye: exports from the leading wine-producing countries – France, Italy, Spain – as well as a smattering of bottles from the so-called “new world” (North and South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand). There’s another category these

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Puglia thinks pink with statement-making rosé wines

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From the day a colorfully festooned package arrived from Puglia or Apulia (pronounced “Pulia”), I’d been eagerly anticipating a deep dive into rosé wines from this southernmost Italian province. Rosé in Puglia? Yes! Best known for its powerful red wines, the heel of Italy’s “boot” also produces statement-making rosés. Italian rosé (rosato) actually started in

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