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Infographics & Guide to Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red grape variety in the world and is the backbone in many of the world’s most expensive wines. Its versatility in the vineyard and ability to adapt to various terroirs allows winemakers around the globe to produce quality still red wines with plenty…
Read MoreHow Good is Mouton Cadet Bordeaux wine?
Reviewing 2014 Mouton Cadet Bordeaux AC, France Score: 85/100 Score 85/100 As I highlighted recently in an article on Vivino about the Most Popular French Wines, wines coming under the Mouton Cadet label indeed count among the very most widely drank bottles of French…
Read More5 Wines to have, and 5 Wines to Avoid for Valentine’s Day
The 14th of February is a very special day, especially for us wine lovers. More than any other day, it’s an opportunity to share our love for wine with our Valentine: a sort of ‘Menage a trois’… but we’ll get back to this later. Finding the right…
Read MoreInterview Chris Scott: Winemaker at Church Road Winery
Chris Scott is now one of the most established figures of winemaking in the Hawke’s Bay area of New Zealand’s North Island. Scott came through the ranks of Church Road from vineyard worker and cellar hand in the late 1990s to become the senior winemaker…
Read MoreIce Cubes in Champagne? How Good is Moët Ice Imperial
Score : 90/100 Score 90/100 Since its launch back in 2010, Moët & Chandon Ice Imperial has been somewhat controversial. Indeed, Champagne, that can only be made in the region bearing the same name in France, is generally regarded as the finest sparkling wine on…
Read MoreTop 200 Famous Napa Valley Wine Names – A to Z
Find below a list of some of the most praised Napa Valley wine names, popular and famous wines in California and around the world, with their respective district of origin when there is one. If this page is missing important wine names and needs updating,…
Read MoreQ&A with Wine Influencers: The Wine Wankers & Social Media
Sydney -based bloggers The Wine Wankers started their WordPress site thewinewankers.com.au no sooner than July 2013, but have become since a firm favorite in the worldwide online wine landscape, and on social media in particular. In February 2015, they made it among the very first positions of our February…
Read MoreWine Serving and Storage Temperatures 101
There is no hard rule to which temperature your wine should be at when storing. But the most preferred place is somewhere cool and dark to avoid sunlight and heat, an excessive amount of which could ruin any good wine. As a general rule, the lesser…
Read MoreThe Malbecs of Argentina
Did you know that Argentina is the only country that have original Malbec vines of true French heritage? A Long Tradition & History In 1853, Michel A. Pouget – a French agronomist, who was hired to create and run the Quinta Normal of Mendoza, arrived…
Read More4 Reasons to Choose an Organic Prosecco Wine
Why would I choose and buy an Organic Prosecco or even more generally an organic wine instead of a conventional (non-organic) one? You might be wondering. Well, there are several valid reasons to do so. First, you have to ask yourself: “why is organic Prosecco better?”…
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