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DOC delle Venezie is an interesting consortium of three wine regions created specifically around one grape variety: Pinot Grigio. The DOC...

"During his studies in the 1860s, Pasteur identified that what he referred to as Mycoderma vini - known as the fleur ("flower&quo...

"On the evening of November 24th, 1248 a tremendous earthquake shook the region causing Mont Granier, the tallest mountain of the Char...

Over twenty years ago, John Delmare and his family planted the first vines on the historic Rappahannock County property they had purchased c...

The northern Italian province of Emilia-Romagna emanates history.  In ancient times it was populated by Thessalians, Etruscans, Celts, and...

In 1793 the town of New Market was founded by Nicholas Hall Sr. and William Plummer as a rest and trade stop along the Baltimore Turnpike...

Most cultivated grapevines are hermaphroditic -- meaning that their flowers are both male and female and thus, can self-pollenate. These g...

Key West is known for its many interesting features such as home to the Southernmost Point in the Continental US, Truman's Little Whit...

Last October, the Embassy of Montenegro poured an excellent Plantaze  Vranac ProCorde Special Reserve Dry Red Wine wine during an Interna...

On September 6th, 2019 Hurricane Dorian made landfall in North Carolina causing widespread destruction particularly in Ocracoke due to rever...

Through July 4th weekend my family visited four Virginia tasting rooms primarily just to get out of the neighborhood but it also allowed us ...

For two decades now, while driving to South Florida, we have been inclined to include a detour into St. Augustine to visit the historical s...

"Blaufrankisch is a variety that has shown it can not just grow well here, but can also make stylistically unique wines that can stand...

Pitorro is Puerto Rican moonshine -- and not of the corn whiskey persuasion that we are familiar with within the United States. It is, in ...

During the COVID lockdown, I replaced my normal routine of simply pouring a neat glass of my favorite spirit and instead became more creativ...