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Approximate number of years that groundwater has been depleting in California according to research by the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan. The research also suggests that in the wake of two severe drought periods (2006-2010 and 2011-2016), the rate of water depletion in California may be accelerating due to increased evaporation, itself a result of a warmer atmosphere. Groundwater, scientists say, takes a long time to recover and requires moisture steadily seeping through layers of soil and rock.

Blue cheese generally makes most red wines taste richer and livelier.

Answer: False.

While I love blue cheese, I usually don’t pair it with red wine. Extremely salty and pungent, blue cheese’s aggressive, palate-coating flavors strip the flavor of virtually all dry red wines, making them taste insipid and washed-out. Just about the only wine that has the intensity and body to counterbalance a blue cheese’s forceful character is a powerhouse like Port, because it is both sweet and fortified. The combination has been considered a European classic for centuries. (For more on pairing cheeses with wines, watch my video on wine and cheese parings here).

Cane

A vine shoot (or stem) that has turned from green to tannish brown and has become hard and fibrous. Shoots turn to canes in the fall in order to withstand the oncoming winter. A vine’s… Continue reading

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