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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
I always enjoy learning something new about the wine world and this 100% Falanghina from Feudi di San Gregorio in Italy is just another example. Prior to this bottle, I was not aware of the Falanghina grape. It turns out that it is an indigenous Ita...
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Food & Wine Pairing
Wine and cheese. They just go together. But, there’s actually a pretty good reason that this pairing typically works together so well. Let’s start with red wines. They can be rather tannic due to the stems, seeds and stems of the grapes. Tannin is ...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Aglianico (Ahl-YAH-nee-koh) is a native grape to southern Italy. This one, from Feudi di San Gregorio, is from the Campania Irpinia region of Italy, near Mount Vesuvious. After being hand-harvested, these grapes were de-stemmed and pressed. Macerati...
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Food & Wine Pairing
Wine and cheese pairs so well. As we learned last time, the proteins and fats in cheese help to tame the tannin in red wines and creamy soft white cheeses tend to balance the bold acidity that can be found in white wines. But, not all cheeses work w...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Tokaj (toe-kay) is Hungary’s most famous and respected wine region, mostly due to its super sweet, botrytized Tokaji dessert wines. But, a new set of wines has emerged from the Tokaj region that are dry. This offering from Oremus is 100% Furmint (“f...
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Winemaking
The grape growing cycle is currently at the point where berries (the actual term for individual grapes) begin to turn color. This marks the point at which the grape vines move from berry growth to berry ripening. The term for this stage is called Ve...
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Wine Tasting
You may have seen it. Someone with a glass of wine looking very closely at it. Or even slightly tipping the glass of wine over a bit to take an even closer look. Well, there are several things that can be learned by just looking at your wine. And, ...
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