Four years ago, when I was shopping for wine in Pennsylvania state stores, I would find a single stack of shelves devoted to wines from sustainably grown grapes – that is, organic, biodynamic, and “clean and green.” Now it seems these wines are easier to find. Perhaps consumer expectations are changing, and buyers are beginning […]
When I first started this wine journey more than a decade ago, I was drawn almost immediately to wine from Alsace. In this cross-cultural region of eastern France, where political boundaries have changed hands repeatedly in modern history, wine producers tend to prefer a drier Riesling than the sweet styles made by their neighbors across
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What’s not to love about Crémant du Jura? Same grapes as Burgundy, same traditional method as Champagne, and at a fraction of the cost. When the French Winophiles chose Jura as this month’s topic, I was delighted to find a Crémant du Jura at my local Total Wine store. Then I realized this was the
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Since moving to Washington state, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing locally produced Rhône Valley red blends on retail shelves and at winery tastings – so much so I may sometimes forget these blends actually originate in southern France. OK, perhaps I exaggerate a little. It’s true, though, that Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, the classic trio
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“The Holy Snail” – Who could resist a name like that? Or the $12.99 price? I’m in! Casting aside doubts (we’ll get to those later), I grabbed a bottle of this fun-sounding Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc off the shelf at Whole Foods. It’s been a busy week of painting outside, a task best left for
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