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Wine Guy: Miscellaneous white wines for the summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sometimes we consumers get into a bit of a rut drinking wines made from the same relatively small number of grape varieties (mostly chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio for white wines). But increasingly, more…
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Wine Guy: French and German grapes produce Oregon’s best white wines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Within the past 60 years Oregon, and especially the Willamette Valley, has emerged as a world-class wine region. Although Oregon is best known for Pinot Noir, it also produces outstanding white wines, particularly Pinot Gris,…
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Wine Guy: Sample the amazing grapes of France
France, of course, is an amazing source for wine, from elite to everyday. From Bordeaux to the Languedoc, Rhone, Burgundy and the Loire, I offer you several excellent options to begin your exploration. It’s been a long time since most of us could afford a first-class Bordeaux. Wisely, many of its famous estates found a…
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Wine Guy: Carménère emerges as Chile’s flagship grape
Chile has long been a source of good value wines, mostly a variety of French-origin grapes. But over the past 30 years, a previously little-known grape, carménère, has become widely considered Chile’s flagship grape (although cabernet sauvignon is still the most widely grown grape). An offspring of cabernet franc, it was common in Bordeaux in…
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Wine Guy: Some wine ideas to make your holidays sparkle
Although sparkling wine is appropriate for any occasion, the holidays are its prime time. Lucky for us, effervescent wine is so popular there are versions made in virtually every wine region. But Champagne still is the world’s most prestigious bubbly. And I have two to elevate any occasion. Nonvintage Brut is the most widely enjoyed…
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Wine Guy: These wines make ideal holiday gifts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you are looking for a wine splurge for the holidays, whether you gift someone else or yourself, these showcase a pursuit of excellence regardless of price. Ranging from Cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to…
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Wine Guy: These wines make ideal holiday gifts
If you are looking for a wine splurge for the holidays, whether you gift someone else or yourself, these showcase a pursuit of excellence regardless of price. Ranging from Cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to Italian Icons, Rioja Royalty, Chilean and Argentine benchmarks, these are some of the best I tasted this year. • 2019…
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Wine Guy: Affordable options to light up your holidays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drink them yourself. Share them with family and friends. Use them for a nightly meal or holiday gatherings. Give them as gifts. Or all of the above. These wines will save you money you can…
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Wine Guy: Affordable options to light up your holidays
Drink them yourself. Share them with family and friends. Use them for a nightly meal or holiday gatherings. Give them as gifts. Or all of the above. These wines will save you money you can use for other holiday purchases (or more wine), all while delivering good drinking quality. Make the holidays bubble with prosecco.…
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Wine Guy: Flavorful red and white wines from the Iberian Peninsula
Spain has one of the world’s most expansive wine cultures with notable vineyard areas and distinctive native grapes reflecting enormous varietal diversity. Except that the native tempranillo alone accounts for over 40% of Spain’s red wine production. The two major growing regions are Rioja located in north central Spain and Ribera del Duero, a little…