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Category: Varietals and Wine Styles

Argentinian Malbec Thrives

Argentinian Malbec Thrives

In my first article on Malbec, I talked about how the Malbec grape made its way from France to Argentina...

The History of Malbec

The History of Malbec

What do a Cornish spy, a Hungarian peasant and the Phylloxera pest all have in common? They all contributed to...

Exploring Wine from Portugal – by Guest Blogger Miguel Caldeira

Exploring Wine from Portugal – by Guest Blogger Miguel Caldeira

I’m excited to share a guest blog with you today. Miguel Caldeira is a wine enthusiast who lives in Lisbon,...

Exploring Fortified Wine

Exploring Fortified Wine

A friend recently asked me what a fortified wine is. Perhaps she was hoping that wine makers were targeting the...

Exploring Port Wine

Exploring Port Wine

As I read, study and write about wines, I am intrigued by the influence the preservation of food had on...

Learn about Catawba Wine from a Cat

Learn about Catawba Wine from a Cat

Ready to learn about CATawba from a CAT? Okay! I wanted something really unusual to entertain my readers with this...

Que Syrah Sirah Revisited

Que Syrah Sirah Revisited

Que Syrah Sirah! Syrah and Petite Sirah are wonderful BBQ and campfire wines. Their smokiness and deep berry notes make...

The Soaring Popularity of Muscat

The Soaring Popularity of Muscat

V. Sattui’s Muscat was the first wine I fell in love with in the early 1980s. For a new wine...

Syrah vs. Petite Sirah

Syrah and Petite Sirah are wonderful summer wines. Their smokiness and deep berry notes make them the perfect red wines...

Exploring Pinot Meunier

Exploring Pinot Meunier

In this blog series, we are rediscovering some of the “forgotten” grapes and wines of France. My last articles covered...