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Monthly Drop
September Newsletter
This past month on Wine 365, we learned that jellybeans can be an essential wine education tool. We set the record straight and debunked the top myths and misconceptions about sake. From our own living room, we traveled to the larger Piedmont wine region and when it came to making truffle pizza, we kept our readers on a
“knead-to-know” basis.
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How to Train Your Palate, Starting with Jelly Beans
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Wine is more enjoyable the more you know about it and the more well-versed you are in its flavors and aromas...
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Sake, the beverage made from fermented rice, is an up-and-comer in the world of wine and spirits, with Americans...
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How To Make Truffle Pizza
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According to the surveys, Italian cuisine is the most popular in the modern world. Not only foreigners voted for...
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In case you missed the latest Podcasts...
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Giovanni Folonari Explains Tuscan Wines
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In episode 7 of Inside Wine Podcast, you get the complete lowdown on Tuscan wines from Giovanni Folonari, whose family has been making wine in Tuscany for over 100 years...
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Why Wait To Celebrate? Todd Lipman Explains Why Champagne Is Great Every Day
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You don’t need a special occasion to open a bottle of Champagne, and sommelier / Champagne expert Todd Lipman explains why in this episode of Inside Wine Podcast...
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Our Staff's Article Pick of the Month ....
Food and Wine Matches Made in Heaven (Plus a Few to Avoid)
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In a successful food and wine pairing, each one elevates the other. The food brings out the best qualities of the wine, and the wine enhances the enjoyment of the meal without overpowering or clashing with the food. Below are some easy rules and reminders to guide you when pairing wine with food. There are also a few dishes, wines, and pairings that you can always count on to hit a home run, plus tricky combinations to watch out
for. But keep in mind that taste is highly subjective. Don’t be afraid to follow your instinct and experience! Plus, many food and wine pairing rules come from a simpler time when we ate meat and potatoes every night, not Thai, Italian, and French in the same week. That being said, the following “templates” and examples will steer you in the right direction...
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In case you missed the month's top Daily Drops...
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What a Show-Off
Swirling the wine in the glass isn’t just for show. It releases aromas for optimal tasting pleasure.
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It’s Okay to be Nosy
Tasting wine means smelling wine: the nose detects over 1,000 aromas, while the tongue detects only five flavors.
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Hashtag #No Filter
Wines are commonly filtered before bottling to remove dead yeast cells and bits of grape. This results in what consumers generally expect – a clear, unfoggy wine – and also stabilizes it to avoid refermentation in the bottle. Natural wines, on the other hand, are usually unfiltered.
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It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a Super Tuscan!
In a country like Italy that has been making wine for thousands of years, a new style is hard to come by. That’s one reason why Super Tuscans rocked the wine world in the 1980s—and are still highly-sought after today.
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