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Category Archives: France
A Wine Sample Policy, Say What!!
You heard it correctly, a wine sample policy. It’s the craziest thing, I’ve always purchased the wine and other products I wrote about in my blog and never gave having a sample policy a thought. Well I am now getting … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine, France, Hodgpodge, Sample Policy, Samples, Whimsy, Wine Samples, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Wines
Tagged Hodgepodge, Whimsy, Wine Glasses, Wine Samples
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The Weekly Wine for March 6, 2016
LABRIE Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2014: I loved this wine, partly because I really like Jonathan Maltus and his wonderful sense of what works with each batch he creates (or at least releases), and also because I really like dry white … Continue reading
Posted in Craft Wines, France, Jonathan Maltus, Naked Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Varietals, Wine, Wine Photos, Winemakers, Winemaking, Wines
Tagged France, Jonathan Maltus, Naked Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, White Bordeaux, white wine, Wine, Wine Varieties, Wines
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What’s in a Blended Wine and When is a Varietal not a Varietal
As I was preparing to write this post I spent a lot of time on the internet and digging through a lot of technical stuff that might have made sense in the 1600s or 1700s but sure did not make … Continue reading
Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Uncategorized, Varietals, Winemaking, Wines
Tagged fermentation process, grapes into wine, Varitals, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines
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What’s All the Junk in My Wine?
First off, other than looking bad, none of it will ruin the wine or make you sick. In fact in some winemaking processes (old world) tartrate crystals can be a sign of a quality wine. That’s okay, but it still makes my … Continue reading
Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Uncategorized, Varietals, Winemaking, Wines
Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, Varitals, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines
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Virgile’s Vineyard, A Year in Languedoc Wine Country — A Review.
Last year when I hooked up with Naked Wines, one of the first wines I tasted came from Virgile Joly, a Merlot produced and the Languedoc Region of France. It was a marvelous fun wine, as the winemaker intended, for … Continue reading
Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Travel, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Books, Winemaking, Wines
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