Articles in Category "Wine Regions"
Canada Wines: Ice, Ice Baby
by Jennifer Jordan
I think a lot about wine: Pinot Noir is on my mind whenever dinnertime rolls around, Beaujolais is in my thoughts as the holidays approach, Merlot and Cabernet share time on my brain when I attend ...
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Chilean Wine History and Style
by Tynan Szvetecz
Chilean Wine History:
The Buddhists say that life is suffering. The capitalists say that life is a struggle. The communists say that life is a team effort. But the Chileans say that life is beautif...
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Making Port Wine
by Jennifer Jordan
I had a friend in college whose life’s goal was to move to France, don a beret, stomp on grapes, and make wine for a living. Though I tried to tell her that there was more to wine-making than purpl...
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New Zealand Wines: The Two Best Bets
by Jennifer Jordan
Every wine-producing nation has a specialty. From nations good at producing Cabernet to those who excel in Chardonnay, from those who are excellent makers of Semillon to those who know the quality ...
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Style and History: South African Wine
by Tynan Szvetecz
South African Wine History:
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The Greek Wine Industry
by Jennifer Jordan
When it comes to wine, it seems as though Greece should be well beyond every other region; after all, it is Greece, a country that is sometimes overheard bragging to Albania and Bulgaria about how ...
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The Unique Wines of Oregon
by Jennifer Jordan
When it comes to wine growing regions, Oregon can be viewed as a bit of a problem child, often caught sticking out its tongue whenever the grape vines aren’t looking. Because Oregon contains incons...
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The Wines of New Zealand
by Jennifer Jordan
No Wine is an Island:
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Washington Wines: Just East of Greatness
by Jennifer Jordan
When people think of the wines of the northwest, chances are they ignore Washington and think mainly of Oregon. With its penchant for Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Noir, Oregon has seemingly l...
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Willamette Valley Vineyards: Open Up and Say Yum
by Jennifer Jordan
In my adult years, one of my own personal mantras whenever I go to Portland to visit the world’s largest amount of relatives has been, “I’ll be with family; so, in other words, I’ll be drinking.” T...
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