Did you know that many people struggle to tell the differences between Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah during a blind taste test? Amazingly, it’s true, and while Cabernet Sauvignon is the most popular wine in the world, Shiraz/Syrah wine is starting to become more widespread. Understanding the many differences between these wines can help you better understand …
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Pinot Noir is an incredibly popular wine that is often heavily debated: how often have you been enjoying a glass with friends, discussing whether it was sweet or dry? Unfortunately, this debate is not uncommon and is often a challenging situation to sort out because Pinot Noir can seem both dry and sweet at the …
Do you recall the scene in the 1979 film, The Jerk, when Steve Martin’s character tells the waiter, “Bring us some fresh wine, the freshest you’ve got. This year’s! No more of this old stuff?” It can be challenging to communicate about wine because there’s lots of lingo surrounding the liquid. It requires a lot of information …
Let’s be clear: white wine is in no way less sophisticated than red wine. It can be just as complex and desirable. Some varieties are dry while others are sweet, as well as some that land smack dab in between. Where does one begin, though, when picking out the perfect white wine? Below you’ll find …
If you’ve ever had Viognier wine, I bet you can still remember the first time you discovered it. Whether trying it while visiting France, or perhaps in California’s wine region or even while in Virginia (more on that later), Viognier stands out. For the newbie wine drinker, seeing the word “Viognier” on a menu amongst the …
Trying to choose the best red wine grapes in the world is an impossible task – but probably one you’ll have a lot of fun with. Red wine grapes come in such fruitful and fantastic varieties all around the world, that you will never stop being surprised about what they can produce. So, put a …
