By Maggie Scudder
To get a better look at the terrors of Sancerre, there's no better place to start than the flinty soils (aka "silex") on the eastern edges of Sancerre. This Q&A should give...
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By Maggie Scudder
Over the last several decades, the name Sancerre has become synonymous with premium dry white wine, making it the safe choice for consumers with no other requirements. As such, it's become...
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By All About Self Employment Collaborator
Whether you're trying to please a crowd of 50 co-workers, impress a new friend, or show your appreciation to a gracious host, buying wines for a party can be tricky!...
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By Jeff Patten
Hermitage may be the greatest wine made from Syrah anywhere in the world. In this post, Jeff takes a close look at Hermitage, focusing on everything from its history and...
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By All About Self Employment Collaborator
We want to take a moment, as the holiday weekend dawns on us, to talk with you about how to organize an at-home tasting! There's no better way to experience wine...
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By Joshua Cohen
What gives rosé wines their pink color? Rosé is usually made with red-wine grapes, which have pigment in their skins. All the color in rosé wines come from the skins of...
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By Joshua Cohen
Eric Asimov’s latest post, "Everyday Wines: The Most Important Bottles You Will Drink," at his New York Times Blog, The Pour, is a gem. And I’m not saying that just...
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By Maggie Scudder
Back in November, as a part of Flatiron Wines’ educational series, I hosted a class entitled ‘Burgundy: On The Level’. In it we discussed the levels of complexity and detail to...
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By Jeff Patten
I was recently looking for some guidance on what Burgundy producers to collect and I came across a Top Ten list online. It had some names I had heard of,...
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By Maggie Scudder
As the grand finale for Riesling week, we're delighted to share our wine maps of Germany and the Mosel.
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By Jeff Patten
What is Riesling? Riesling is a noble white grape that makes aromatic white wines. Riesling grapes make a huge range of still, white wines ranging from bone-dry to unctuously sweet....
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By Jeff Patten
While shopping for your Reasonable Cellar does not involve the painful process of chasing scarce allocations, it does allow for the fun of figuring out what exactly makes good, cellar-worthy values....
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By Jeff Patten
Around the beginning of each year, we love to remind our customers and readers that maintaining a wine cellar doesn’t have to be an extravagance. You don’t have to spend tons...
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