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BITS & BOBS…
This is a new segment I am putting on my blog, and it is dedicated to a very special British woman friend of mine. In the U.S., we say random things or miscellaneous items. In Britain however, they use an … Continue reading
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Tagged Bits and Bobs, Monastrell, Mourvedre, s, Spain, Stan The Wine Man, terroir, wine, wineries
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WORD OF THE DAY… MINERALITY.
I use the word “minerality” often when describing old world style wines or wines with a little rusticity to them (I think I just found two more words to define). Wines from Rioja, Bordeaux, Chablis and the Loire Valley in … Continue reading
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Tagged chalky, Cliff's wine picks, debated, flint, geek, gravel, minerality, rocks, sun-baked, terroir, wine
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LET’S TALK DIRT… THE DEBATE ABOUT TERROIR RAGES ON.
I just read a very well written article by Erika Szymanski that was posted on Palate Press. It is of course about terroir. Now I’m reasonably sure when the French came up with this word, they were not interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged aoc, appellation, burgundy, california, dirt, Erika szymanski, french, new zealand, red mountain, sancerre, terroir, washington, wine critic
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