Rosé is not just for summer. There, it’s official, according to the director general of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, who told French radio recently that rosés are shaking off their lightweight image. But was that pronouncement merely a marketing ploy, or are consumers really lapping up rosés year-round? It turns out tastes […]
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After postponing a road trip down the Oregon Coast for a month due to wildfires, the time had finally arrived in mid-November to pack the binoculars and hiking boots and depart western Washington. The goals for this trip were simple: birds, trees, wine. The trip exceeded expectations, but stark and surprising contrasts awaited us, too.
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Now that I’ve been living in Washington state for three years, I rarely get to see friends back “home” in Pennsylvania. That’s why it was a special treat to visit via FaceTime this past week with Christina. She and I have so many things in common, including a mutual interest in food and wine. I
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Have you ever expected house guests in the middle of a kitchen remodeling project? This was the situation I faced last week when two bottles of Merlot were due to arrive. Both wines are from highly respected producers that I’ve gotten to know. So, in a sense, I regard them as old friends rather than
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Forget Cabernet Sauvignon. Forget Merlot. If you’re looking for a deep and intense red wine, Mourvèdre is the choice for you. Mourvèdre loves, loves, loves the heat and arid, well-drained, sandy marl and limestone soils of Bandol, in the southern part of Provence, France. Bordered by the Rhône River to the west and Côte d’Azur
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