February 8, 2019

What Makes Wine Sexy?

In honor of Galentine’s Day and Valentine’s Day, Karen MacNeil is asking the big question: What makes wine sexy? Watch as Karen interviews some of the top women in the wine industry about what they think makes wine so irresistibly, deliciously, undeniably sexy. And tell us your thoughts at [email protected].

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Biodynamics—Old Techniques for a New Era

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The Exciting “Taste of Oakville”

Which of the following combinations is made up of all white grapes?

A. valdiguié, albariño, torrontés, parellada

B. albariño, malagousia, pinot grigio, canaiolo

C. grillo, macabeo, riesling, ribolla gialla

D. touriga nacional, trebbiano, sémillon, chenin blanc

All of the above are white varietals except valdiguié, canaiolo, and touriga nacional. A variety from southwestern France now virtually extinct there, valdiguié is grown in tiny amounts in California where it used to be known as Napa gamay. Grown all over Central Italy, canaiolo is a permitted grape for Chianti Classico. Portuguese touriga nacional is a key grape for Port production.

“One day her mother said to her, ‘Come, Little Red Riding Hood, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good.’ “

—“Rotkäpchen” (Little Red Riding Hood or Little Red-Cap)
Printed in Kinder-und Hausmärchen, a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm

In 1989 and 1990, two California school districts in Culver City and Empire, respectively, banned this version of the tale over concerns about the mention of alcohol in the story.