Living to Be (Way) Over 100
On the Italian island of Sardinia, the province of Nuoro is thought to have the… Continue reading
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Beaujolais Nouveau: Wine Pop and PR
Nearly a century ago, casks of just-made, grapey wine would sometimes be shipped by paddleboat… Continue reading
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Toast the Revolution
To celebrate today’s 234th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (a turning point in the French Revolution),… Continue reading
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The Incredible Crayères
In the 4th century, in order to have enough stone to construct Reims (the main… Continue reading
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The State Department???
Hard as this is to believe, the U.S. State Department used to publish a list… Continue reading
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The “Wine” of July 4th
One wine, more than any other, is strongly associated with the history of the United… Continue reading
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In Honor of National Chartreuse Day—A Few Secrets
There are only two people alive who know the identity of all 130 herbs and… Continue reading
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Malbec Around the World
Sunday is International Malbec Day. Herewith, some information on the grape variety. Malbec is indigenous… Continue reading
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The Godfather of Fermentation
On this day in April in 1858, Louis Pasteur published his findings on fermentation, significantly… Continue reading
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The AVA Alphabet
Washington has 19 American Viticultural Areas, several of which have fascinating names. To wit: Snipes… Continue reading
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The Chinese in Wine Country
Chinese New Year begins next week, so we wanted to share some of the little-known… Continue reading
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Lanzarote—Hit by a Thousand Meteorites?
Lanzarote, the easternmost island of Spain’s Canary Islands, is known for its startling landscape of… Continue reading
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