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Wine Pro Wednesday: Doug Frost
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Doug Frost is a Master of Wine and Master Sommelier as well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri...
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For Great Wines, Climb 3,000 Feet
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The next time you buy a Malbec from Mendoza, check if the label mentions the vineyard’s elevation, and—here’s a hint—use 3,000 feet as your benchmark...
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Click below for four easy Port cocktails to make: perfect for an appetizer or sipping after dinner...
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In case you missed the latest Podcasts...
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Molly Hill Explains Why Napa Valley Is A Special Place For Wine
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We may not be traveling right now but, when the world is a little safer, Molly Hill gives us plenty of reasons for why we should explore the Napa Valley wine region...
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Marc Sievers De-stresses Your Holiday Entertaining
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Marc Sievers shares his top tips for reducing holiday stress amidst a pandemic and lets us in on his secrets for enjoying the season at home...
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Did you test yourself this month?
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Where is this Rare Grape Grown?
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When you think of grapes used for wine production, some of these grapes might not come to mind immediately. This quiz is meant to challenge you…and leave you with more grape knowledge than when you came!
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Our Staff's Article Pick of the Month ....
How to Have A Netflix Viewing Party: Emily in Paris
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Have you heard the buzz about the new Netflix show “Emily in Paris”? We couldn’t help but notice their impeccable taste in champagne! Here’s how you can live vicariously through Emily’s
adventures.
The show kicks off in Chicago with Emily Cooper, an American Junior Marketing Associate and budding Social Media influencer, who gets the opportunity of a lifetime to move to Paris to work on the expansion of a luxury brand marketing firm account. Take a stroll down the Champs-Élysées with Emily as she learns to walk the walk and barely talk the
talk, albeit fashionable but possibly #basic....
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In case you missed the month's top Daily Drops...
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A Breed Apart
Most grapes are from the same species, Vitis vinifera. Each different variety that we know and love—think Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay—are all considered sub species.
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Tannin Salon
Bitterness is felt as similar to a drying effect at the back of the tongue, indicating concentrated tannins.
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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
Diacetyl: This ester is a biproduct of malolactic fermentation. This is the exact flavor that gives certain wines, like Chardonnay, that famous buttery flavor.
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Sancerrely Yours
Sancerre, a dry white wine made from Sauvignon Blanc, is probably the most famous wine from the Loire Valley, France, but this region offers a huge variety of sparkling, reds, whites, rosés, dry, and sweet wines, too—prime territory to get wine-venturous!
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