In the Southern Rhône, three red grapes dominate the landscape; Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre. In the North, three white grapes do the same; Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. Now that’s not to say the north only makes white wines, and the south only makes reds, but as a very…
Today marks the date to celebrate Riesling’s birthday. While we could simply Google if this is in fact some historic day regarding the origins of Riesling, we love Riesling way too much to care to dive into that fact at all – in favor of taking time to…
When we started this series last year, we never thought it’d take us this long to get to the bread and butter of white wines (pun intended), Chardonnay. Why might you ask? Well, it’s tough to say exactly, but what it ultimately came down to is the vast…
To wrap up our month of celebrating Nebbiolo, we should take our final words on the subject to look at other Nebbiolo producing regions in Italy and around the globe and what they have to offer. For those seeking the fullest expressions of all the unique terroirs that…
Without a doubt, Barolo and Barbaresco own the real estate at the top of the mind in any conversation regarding Nebbiolo, globally. Nowhere is a better expression achieved for the grape, nor a higher price fetched for this exceptional grape. While we’ve spent the majority of this month…
Hey folks, as you may well know by now, we’ve decided that February is devoted to one of our absolutely favorite grapes to gush over and geek out upon: Nebbiolo. We even made our own hashtag, #febisnebb (feel free to use it yourselves). So with that, let’s talk…
A word to the (wine) wise: Never make the mistake of buying a wine you’re uncertain of just because the price tag is high, often times, you’ll be very disappointed. It has been our experience that in general American consumers are not always well versed with Nebbiolo as…
Hey folks, let’s have some fun learning about Nebbiolo today! Below we’ve listed our 10 favorite facts about the grape of the month: Nebbiolo originated in Piemonte and is considered the most important grape in the region The name ‘Nebbiolo’ comes from the Italian word nebbia, translated to: fog,…
While we’ve totally made this up, and it’s in no way a real thing, we’ve decided February is Nebbiolo Month for us, lovingly known internally as Feb is Nebb Month (#febisnebb) One may ask, why is Feb Nebb? It’s not like Nebbiolo is harvested anywhere in the world…
Today marks International Furmint Day, but for many American wine consumers, this grape and it’s name are very unfamiliar. Well, no better time to get acquainted than now! Here we present our guide to Furmint in an effort to help you celebrate today: First off, Furmint is a…