I researched stats of how many female winemakers there were and didn’t unearth anything specific. The number has historically been very low but by all counts is now rising. Anecdotally, people say that female winemakers tend to produce more elegant and perhaps even more balanced wines. On March 6-8, see what you think with these: Las Moradas de San … Continue reading
The promise of rosé recommendations has not been broken. Here are five more good ones to keep the rosé rolling: Willakenzie: Strawberry and a tiny note of raspberry, with red rose on the nose. Very nicely balanced with with a lift of lemon. $28 Gran Moraine: This Pinot Noir-based rosé from Willamette Valley is light … Continue reading
A brewery in Hertford, England, made a special royal baby ale called Heir Raiser. It’s made by McMullens Brewery and is described as a “light coloured, crisp refreshing pint with a light, hoppy finish.” Well, since Kate’s fancy hospital wing had its own wine list, I think George is definitely going to be more of a grapefriend … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been thinking about wine labels – good ones and sucky ones. It shouldn’t matter what’s on the label, but since it happens (really often) that you’re buying something in the store you’ve never tried, you do sort of go by the label. And the cliché about judging a book by its cover is … Continue reading
First, let’s get the vocab lesson out of the way: in Spain, rosé is called rosado. (It’s rosé in America and France, and rosato in Italy.) Second, let’s discuss how awesome Spanish rosados are: amazing, incredible, yummy! They tend to be darker in color, and full of ripe, juicy red berry flavors. (And btw, that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
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