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Alsace AOC

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Alsace is located in northeastern France, along the border with Germany, between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River. Its strategic location has caused it to shift between French and German contr...

Maytte Rivera

Prestige Cuvée

A “prestige cuvée” is considered the top-quality bottling of a Champagne house, often produced from grapes harvested from the best vineyards and during the finest vintages. Most of these wines have ex...

Apr 11, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Claret

Claret is a term used mainly in England to refer to the red wines of the Bordeaux region of France. The English’s love affair with these wines began around 1151 when Henry II married Eleanor of Aquita...

Apr 11, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Single vineyards

The term “single vineyard” refers to a wine that has been made from grapes harvested from only one vineyard site. Most wines are made from a blend of multiple vineyards, since one area might be warmer...

Mar 25, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Albariza

Albariza is a type of soil made primarily of chalk that can be found in the wine growing region of Jerez in Spain. It can contain up to 80% chalk combined with limestone, clay, and sand and it is rega...

Mar 19, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Cold Maceration

Cold maceration is a step of the winemaking process where the grape must is cooled quickly to about 50F before alcoholic fermentation. This optional step happens after the fruit is harvested and crush...

Mar 11, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Teinturier

Teinturier, a French term derived from the phrase “to stain”, refers to grapes that have dark skin and flesh. On most red grapes, the pigment, known as anthocyanin, accumulates only on the skin and th...

Feb 27, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Fiasco

A fiasco, or flask, is a traditional Italian wine bottle that has a round body covered by a straw basket. It is believed that its origin dates back to the 14 th century in Tuscany, when glass was expe...

Feb 21, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Humboldt

The Humboldt Current is a cold ocean current that flows from Antarctica along the Pacific coast of South America. Also called the Perú Current, it brings cool air inland, creating fog and moderating t...

Feb 21, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

El Molino

Founded in 1871, El Molino is one of the oldest wineries in Napa Valley and remains family owned and operated. Its name makes reference to the grain mill founded in 1843 in Napa, a time when its econo...

Feb 15, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Cross

The majority of the grape vines used to produce wine belong to the species Vitis vinifera, for example Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. A cross is when a grape vine is fertilized with t...

Feb 6, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Véraison

Véraison is a part of the vine’s life cycle where the grapes change color, sugar levels rise and acid content lowers. During this time, grapes start producing anthocyanins, the component which gives g...

Jan 23, 2024 Wine Terms

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