Category: Wine Grapes

Postcard of Yosemite Sam saying Varmint!

What is Vermentino?

Perusing through the retail wine shelves or a restaurant wine list, you may have come across “Vermentino” and wondered what it is. Yosemite Sam might guess it is an

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Wine Grape: Albarino

If you are living in a similar part of the world as me — where the summer weather has become hot and sticky — then you likely are reaching

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Wine Grape: Malbec

If you ever venture into the South American aisle of a decent wine shop (and having a “South American” aisle is a sign that it IS a decent wine

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Wine Grape: Aglianico

Italy may be best known for Sangiovese, the base grape of some of the country’s greatest wines, such as Chianti and Brunello. Rivaling Sangiovese is Nebbiolo, the fruit producing

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