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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Mother's Day with Riondo Prosecco, Bormioli Rocco, and the Minute Mimosa Sugar Cube Trio

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This week we received an excellent samples kit from Terlato Fine Wine featuring a newly reimaged Riondo Prosecco ,  Bormioli Rocco Italian...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Grape Spotlight: ICP Côtes de Gascogne Tannat with Domaine de Malartic

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The Côtes de Gascogne  is an IGP title covering the Gers administrative department of South-West France. Grapes have been cultivated in the ...
Friday, April 22, 2022

Old Dominick Distillery & the Memphis Toddy

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Not far from Beale Strait resides the first post-prohibition distillery in Memphis:  Old Dominick Distillery . The distillery is the culmina...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Louisiana's Three Roll Estate: Rhum Agicole From Cane to Glass

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Louisana is the second most abundent producer of sugar cane in the United States, following Florida with over 1,500 thousand short tons of h...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Nashville's Corsair Artisan Distillery

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Corsair Artisan Distillery  was founded in Bowling Green KY in 2008 but moved to Nashville in 2010 to become the first craft distillery in t...
Monday, April 4, 2022

A Southern Brewery Tour

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For spring break we are heading on a multi-state tour of colleges and for my benefit, breweries and maybe distilleries. These types of trips...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Grape Spotlight: Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc with Wairau River Wines

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New Zealand's Wairau Valley wine zone provides an extended growing season where the warm days and cool nights allow grapes to develop b...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Grape Spotlight: Mosel's Leiwen & Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich Riesling

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The previous Grape Spotlight focused on Mosel's Bernkastel district and specifically the Bernkasteler Doktor vineyard.  In this post,...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Grape Spotlight: Mosel's Bernkasteler Doktor & Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch Riesling

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Viticulture started in the Mosel in the 2nd century when Romans planted vines on the steep slopes bordering the Mosel River. These slopes c...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

CiderCon 2022 Sessions - Designed for Professionals, Beneficial for Consumers

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Although CiderCon 2022 was a conference devoted primarily to cider professionals and members of the American Cider Association, there were ...
Saturday, March 12, 2022

A Cognac Refresher with Pierre Vallet

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The latest Hopwine fair provided a great opportunity to refresh my knowledge of Cognac in terms of geographic location (80 miles or so nort...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Grape Spotlight: Brachetto DOC Rosé Spumante

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Brachetto is a black-skinned Italian wine grape grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The grape specifically is suited for the so...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Grape Spotlight: IGP Méditérranée Cellier des Princes Herose Rosé

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IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée), is a quality category of French wine, positioned between Vin de France and Appellation d'Origine...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

A Popup New York Cider Tasting at Cidercon 2022

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One unexpected and memorable event at CiderCon 2022 was a popup cider tasting organized by the  New York Cider Association .  This consiste...
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Richmond Cider Roundup During CiderCon 2022

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CiderCon 2022 provided Richmond cideries a tremendous platform to showcase their ciders during several after-hour events. Augmenting the Ri...