PINOT NOIR

WHY IS PINOT NOIR SO EXPENSIVE? The reason Pinot Noir is one of the hardest grapes to grow in the wine world, is a combination of factors that make this finicky grape a winemaker’s headache during the growing season. Pinot Noir’s thin skin, tight clusters and late ripening all combine as obstacles. Most of us

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MY BEST FRIEND

I love Rosé ! It’s one of those wines one can drink at any time of the day … in France they start at 11am and you can see all the old retraités sipping their first tiny glass at the bistros on the boulevards before le grand répas at 12.15. Alas…I have to wait until

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CHENIN BLANC

Chenin Blanc  Pronunciation:“shen-nin blahnk” TASTING NOTES FRUIT: yellow apple, quince, pear, baked apple, bruised apple, passionfruit, lime, honeydew melon, peach, mandarin orange. OTHER: lemon verbena, ginger, honey, honeysuckle, jasmine, chamomile, saffron, apple blossom, cheese rind (oxidative styles), hay, butterscotch, lemon curd, nutmeg, baked apple,.ACIDITY: medium-plus to high acidity Welcome to a rising star in the white wine world, a

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