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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
This wine is imported by González Byass which is headquartered in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It is a family-owned collection of wineries that was founded in 1835 and spans across Spain’s most important wine producing regions. This Beronia Crianza,...
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Grape Varieties
In previous blogs we got an overview of the Pinot grape and the tremendous number of Pinot synonyms (258!) and looked at the least known of the Pinots, Pinot Meunier. Now, let’s take a look at Pinot Gris. A member of the extended Pinot family of gr...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
The Quinta do Ameal is a historic estate in the Vinho Verde, a well-known wine region in the northwest Portugal. The quality of the wines made there are so fresh and light that they earned the nickname verdewhich means ‘green.’ This wine is produced...
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Grape Varieties
In previous blogs we got an overview of the Pinot grape and the tremendous number of Pinot synonyms (258!) and looked at the least known of the Pinots, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris. Now let’s look at the most notable of the Pinots - Pinot Noir. Pino...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Herdade do Esporão is part of the Alentejo’s montado ecosystem (cork oak forests), in Portugal. With approximately 700 hectares of vineyards and around 40 grape varieties, they grow using organic methods and integrated production. Quinta do Ameal, i...
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Ever Wonder?
When you open a bottle of wine, the first line of defense on the bottle is usually a foil ‘capsule’ that covers the cork. If you have a wine bottle with a twist-off cap, you’re good-to-go. But, if your wine bottle does include a foil capsule, you are...
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Wine Tasting
Wines get described in many ways. And some of the terms even have definitions that include other common wine terms. So, let’s take a look at a few of them that may also necessitate a trip to the glossary… Acidic - A crisp or sharp-tasting wine that ...
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