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Month: November 2023

Partially raisinated grapes - photo from Wine Folly

Do You Know Vin Santo?

Vin Santo: a Tuscan wine made from partially raisinated grapes. Really? Really. We will explore this wonderful wine today. Thank...

Having fun with wine on Thanksgiving

Having Fun with Wine on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is here! It’s time to give thanks for our family, our friends, our pets, our homes, nature, good food...

How Many Wine Songs Do You Know?

We all know songs like “Red Red Wine” by UB40 and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” by Billy Joel. That...

Wine Folly's upshot of Pinotage

Pinotage: a Less Expensive Pinot Noir?

Have you heard of Pinotage? This is South Africa’s signature grape, but it only accounts for six percent of the...

Napa Valley AVAs

Hooray Hooray for AVAs

Woohoo! South Washington, where I live, is one step closer to becoming an AVA, which is a designated wine region....