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It’s all Greek to me
People who study wine call the field oenology. Others call it fun. We owe the word oenology, or enology, to the ancient Greeks. Wine was so important to the Greeks that one of their twelve classical gods is Dionysus, god of wine. Much of our knowledge about ancient drinking habits is due to shapely clay [...]
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Put a cork in it?
Corked or corkiness are terms used to describe wine tainted by a sneaky compound called 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole, or for the scientifically impaired, TCA. When TCA and wine cozy up, the result is an unfortunate mustiness, like dank towels that should have been washed weeks ago or a stack of mildewy newspapers in your back hallway. Conservative [...]
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Whiter than White
Much as we admire the op art of Bridget Riley, the films of Francois Truffaut and the frocks of Mary Quant, sometimes we grow tired of black and white. Two decidedly colorful champagne styles have overstated their case for decades. Champagne labelled blanc de blancs literally means ‘’white from whites” which is to indicate the [...]
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Fear of Chinese blockade speeds wine shipments from Bordeaux
A threat by the Chinese government to impose an anti-dumping tax on European wines appears to be speeding wine shipments out of Bordeaux this week, as importers rush to stockpile supplies. - 18 Jun 2013 from Wine News | Decanter
Bordeaux negociant Cordier Mestrezat unveils luxury large-format storage
Cordier Mestrezat Grands Crus are launching a range of luxury wine storage boxes to house rare collections of large-format Bordeaux bottles. - 18 Jun 2013 from Dr Vino's wine blog
Riunite, so nice
One of the popular features on this site is the challenge of the “impossible food-wine pairing.” But while we often focus on the virtues of sparkling wine with zany foods, there’s one that a classic 80s commercial told us ab. […]
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