Biodynamic, Organic or Natural?
We often hear that a wine is “biodynamic” or “organic”? Do you actually know what these words mean?
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Fossils in Valmaggiore
While expanding the vineyard in Valmaggiore, reworking the soil and planting new vines, they found fossils! How cool is that?
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To Decant or Not To Decant
What does it mean when we decant a wine? Why do we decant wine? What are some reasons not to?
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Team Green or Team Blue?
Does it matter? Is there a right way? Apparently, people have a lot of opinions on the subject.
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Panettone & Moscato
You know it’s the holiday season when Panettone decorates store windows, store displays and your instagram. Here’s my attempt!
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What do the Piemontese eat for…
So what do the Piemontese eat for Christmas? It’s not turkey. It’s not stick meat. It’s not ragu. It’s cappone. Cappone is a traditional dish from Piemonte.
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Cru – Arborina
Cru – most of us are familiar with them, right? If not, a cru indicates a certain vineyard. And each cru has specific characteristics based on soil, altitude and exposure. When it comes to different cru, I think Arborina might be one of my favorite! It helps that many of my favorite producers make Barolo…
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Baroliadi 2018
This summer I was able to join the La Morra team in their annual competition: Baroliadi! Picture a sort of Olympics/triathlon with games centering around wine. Sounds like a recipe for success right?! Well it was! There were 4 different games. First there was the egg toss, where you had to catch an egg in…
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Fun Fact Friday: Nadia Curto Chinato
Barolo Chinato: a piemontese digestif I mostly drink Barolo (or dolcetto, barbera, nebbiolo). I rarely find myself drinking Barolo Chinato, but if I had to drink one it would be the one that Nadia Curto makes. The way it works is that everyone who makes chinato has their own sort of recipe, so they can…
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Fun Fact Friday: Trediberri Cru
Trediberri has a very cool cru to their name, which one is it? Not sure if you noticed, but Trediberri has become a favorite producer of mine. The wines are good, of course, but it’s the people that make it so great! I have written about Trediberri before, you can read about the winery here. But…
