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Category: Varietals and Wine Styles

Count Karolyi Grüner Veltliner

Exploring Grüner Veltliner, Austria’s Favorite Grape

Grüner Veltliner (pronounced grooh-ner VELT-leehn-er) is a white grape best known in Austria and to a lesser extent throughout Eastern...

Viognier

Do You Know the Way to Viognier?

This article is dedicated to Viognier (pronounced Vee-on-yay), an aromatic white grape (and wine) that originally comes from the Rhone...

Cabernet Sauvignon vs. Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc vs. Cabernet Sauvignon

In this article, we’ll explore the differences between Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. I hope you enjoy it.

Barnard Griffin's Peit Verdot

Barnard Griffin’s Petit Verdot Is Wonderful

Introducing Barnard Griffin’s Petit Verdot When we think of Petit Verdot, we usually think of a red variety that is...

Getting to Know Altesse

I recently met a new-to-me grape called Altesse (pronounced al tess) that I really liked. So, I decided it would...

Touriga Nacional

Celebrating Touriga Nacional

If you’re a fan of Port, you know Touriga Nacional. But do you know it well? Let’s explore this grape...

Mission grapes

On a Mission to Talk About Mission Grapes

In my wonderful wine book on red wines, I came across a piece on Mission grapes and wines. This grape...

Montepulciano, the city and the wine

Is Montepulciano a Wine or a City?

Montepulciano is both a wine and a city. But the two aren’t at all related. The Montepulciano grape does not...

Champagne headaches are real

Champagne Headaches?

We’ve all heard of red wine headaches. But Champagne headaches? Yes. Sadly, they happen. We’ll explore this phenomenon here. Thank...

Plavac Mali

Getting to Know Plavac Mali from Croatia

It’s time once again to explore a red grape that is new to me. Thanks to the book Red Wine,...