Although label laws have been relaxed in recent years, trying to figure out what’s inside many bottles of French wine can still be a daunting task. That’s because most bottles are labeled by region (known as an appellation in France)…
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French Wines to Try: Let the Label Be Your Friend
Tagged with: Alsace, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, champagne, French wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence, Rhone Valley
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Discovering the Willamette Valley
Oregon’s Willamette Valley is best known for producing the same wine variety for which France’s Burgundy appellation is revered: Pinot Noir. But should you happen to run into a Willamette Valley vintner at his wine estate or a tasting event,…
The Most Expensive Wine in the World
There are two types of wine collectors: Those who stock up on what are perceived as the world’s finest wines for their own future enjoyment (and perhaps to impress their friends and associates with a well-stocked cellar). Those who buy…
Tagged with: Burgundy, Germany, Pinot Noir, Riesling, world’s most expensive wine
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Our Love Affair With Pinot Noir: It’s All About Flavor
Critics who praise the “complexity” of red Burgundy and Champagne are absolutely, 100-percent on target. A few years ago, a team of French and Italian researchers mapped the genome of the Pinot Noir grape, used to make bubbly and many…
