Today marks International Rosé Day! Not International Blush (or Pink) Day. So what do we mean by that? “Pink” or “Blush” wines represent (in modern times) sweeter stylings whereas “Rosé” indicates the dry stylings found in the greater areas of Europe. Now from a labeling perspective, they can…
Rosé vs. Blush
Off The Beaten Path: Corsica
Coat tailing off of our Understanding AOC series and introducing the Off the Beaten Path series this April, we are taking a look at one of the lesser-known regions of France, the Island of Corsica. The simplest way we can generalize Corsica for those unfamiliar with the island…
What is Botrytis?
Ever heard of Botrytis? Botrytized Wine? How about Tokaji, Tokay, or Sauternes? Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese? All of these words on a wine label indicate that the wine was made from grapes hosting a fungus by the name of Botrytis cinerea. Usually when we hear about fungus on our…
Decoded: Intro to Wine Bottle Shapes
In the world of wine, there are numerous bottle shapes and styles. More recently, wineries have been doing some incredibly artistic things with their bottles with marketing and customer awareness in mind. At a later date we will go into a much deeper dive on these shapes and…
