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Happy Holidays!
Wishing you the happiest of holidays! May your days be filled with holiday cheer while enjoying time with family and friends. Cheers! ...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Behind the Cork™ - 2014 Robledo Family Winery The Seven Brothers Sauvignon Blanc
This Sauvignon Blanc from Lake County is really nice. Thinking that this was so much better than a $7 bottle of wine, I headed out to the Robledo Family Winery website (www.robledofamilywinery.com) to investigate. Much to my surprise they are offeri...
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Wine Styles
Consider a Cava for the Holidays
Looking for a good, affordable bottle of bubbly for the holidays? Consider Cava. Cava is a sparkling wine from Spain with a lot of similarity to French Champagne. In fact, the Spanish bubbly was called Champaña in Spain until the 1970s when French r...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Behind the Cork™ - 2014 Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Riesling
This Riesling out of Columbia Valley is refreshing with flavors of peach and lime. This is considered somewhere between a medium-dry and medium-sweet wine and the 12% alcohol level confirms that there is some residual sugar in this one. This makes a...
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Wine Styles
What is Mulled Wine?
During the winter months and the holidays, mulled wine is a very popular drink, especially in European countries. Partly by tradition and partly because it’s a warm drink that is enjoyed on cold evenings. There are many names for mulled wine includi...
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Wine Styles
What is Pét-Nat?
Have you heard of “Pét-Nat?” Well, it’s actuallypétillant-naturel but it seems to be more affectionately known as “pét-nat.” Pét-Nat is a natural sparkling wine made using the ancestral method. Whereas the Champagne method involves a secondary fer...
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