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This year we have received many samples from Domaine Bousquet and have covered the winery in the Wines with Altitude series based on the f...

Cerasuolo (chair-ah-swolo) translates loosely to "cherry-colored” in Italian and refers to Italian rosés in general. However the Abruz...

IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée), is a quality category of French wine, positioned between Vin de France and Appellation d'Origine...

IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) is a French wine category that superseded Vin de Pays in 2009 and lies between Vin de France and Ap...

This week Villa Maria Estate presented their seasonal #FirstSipNZ witter campaign and this chat featured a trio of ready for summer wine...

In the past when I received samples from Oregon's Left Coast Estate , I opened each bottle over the course of at least a week - sampli...

Who's been looking for wine distributed in alternative packaging to bring along during hiking, cycling, boating, or fishing trips? I k...

" In the 3rd Century BC the region of Rioja was inhabited by the Berones, a warrior people from Celtic origin whose populations reache...

Cariñena is not only the second oldest region in Spain, but is also home to its own varietal and appellation. Cariñena (Carignane) is a ...

June 5th was the last day for comments regarding the proposed Van Duzer Corridor AVA , a viticultural area that would be carved out of the...

Located in a remote area of the Commonwealth,  Rosemont Vineyards and Winery  is relatively disadvantaged when selling their wine. It is the...

Lodi California is perhaps America's most diverse wine region - Paso Robles may object - but any region that grows over 125 varieties...

Middle Eastern wine is slowly finding a home in the U.S. market and another entering the market is Israeli Jezreel Valley Winery . The win...

I recently received review samples of four entry level Chilean wines, two each from Valdivieso and Ventisquero . Valdivieso became Chile a...

During last week's U.S. Wine & Beverage Industry Expo (USBevX), wine packaged in cans was noticeably present at the event's tra...

It appears that this is the season for Pinot Noir.  I base that claim partly off the increased number of these wines sent to me with the exp...

After a soggy May it was time to pivot to summer with June's #WineStudio Session 35: Sonoma's Rosé Revolution . And indeed the revol...

It seems like Spanish wine is trending, with #WineStudio's Rias Baixas Wines , Finca Hispana , and a recent care package from CVNE an...

Last week's #WineChat was sponsored by Chilean winery Montes Wines and Aurelio Montes Jr., who featured two entry level wines: the Mon...

"I don’t follow trend, I make wine of conviction. I make wine I want to enjoy myself." ~ Yannick Rousseau The final Protoco...