November 12, 2021

News from the Napa Valley…brought to you by Premiere Napa Valley

Episode #1: Celebrating Premiere Napa Valley Wine Week

Join us for our next three wine clips brought to you in partnership with the Napa Valley Vintners as Karen talks and tastes through Premiere Napa Valley wines on Instagram @karenmacneilco.

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2/10/21

Washington Wine-The Time Is Now Video #3

February 25, 2022

Washington Wine-The Time Is Now Video #2

February 11, 2022

February News from the Napa Valley…brought to you by Premiere Napa Valley

February 4, 2022

Washington Wine-The Time Is Now Video #1

January 14, 2022

January News from the Napa Valley…brought to you by Premiere Napa Valley

December 10, 2021

December News from the Napa Valley…brought to you by Premiere Napa Valley

The Sherry-producing region of Spain was once under Arabic rule.

Answer: True.

For almost 800 years during the Middle Ages, the region of Jerez (pronounced hare-ETH in Spanish) along the southwestern Andalusian coast was under Arabic rule. The Arabs called sherry Sekeris, although we should note that the region has had many names in its time. The Greeks called it Xera, the Romans, Ceret. Northern Spanish Castilians called it Xérès, and later Xérèz. By the late 1800s, Xérèz had become Jerez. Later, British wine importers corrupted the Spanish pronunciation of the region. After undergoing a series of evolutions, the English name became Sherry.

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