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Pinotage 🍷 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="960"][](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripatella_4644.jpg) Photo by Wolfgang Lendl on Wikimedia Commons [/caption] Pinotage is a relatively young grape variety with a fascinating bac...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
2025 Craggy Range Pinot Noir ($32.99)  Established in 1998, Craggy Range is a family-owned estate that revolutionized New Zealand wine by matching specific grapes to unique terroirs. This 2025...
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Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 🍷  * Photo by Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) on Wikimedia Commons * Last time we looked at the Pinot Noir grape and the various countries where it is grown. Now, let’s look at two s...
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Behind the Cork™ Reviews
Bezel Pinot Noir ($29.99) This Pinot Noir is part of the “A Tour of Wine Grapes” series. Bezel Wines is a fresh wine adventure from the well-known Cakebread Family of wines. Since 1973, they’ve been making wine in Napa Valley at Cakebread Cellars ...
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Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 🍷  * Photo by Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) on Wikimedia Commons * Pinot Noir is one of the world’s oldest cultivated grapes. Historically, it has its beginning with the Romans more ...
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2019 Carmen Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.99) Viña Carmen was founded by Christian Lanz in 1850 and named in honor of his wife. The winery, located in Chile, now has more than 160 years of history having been the first and now oldest winery. ...
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