by Kendeigh Worden | Mar 30, 2023 | BLIND TASTING, BLOG POST, Wine Education |
A Guide to Obscure Tasting Notes Where do flavor descriptors like “pencil shavings,” “graphite,” or “pencil lead” come from? The truth is not as weird as you think. No, you don’t have to break out the pencil sharpener to understand better where these obscure notes...
by Kendeigh Worden | Mar 16, 2023 | BLOG POST, Red Wines, VARIETIES |
All You Need to Know About Tannat: A Quick Guide Tannat is a varietal known for making deeply tannic and intensely flavored red wines. Named after said tannins, Tannat is so richly flavored that it is often blended with other grapes such as Merlot and Cabernet...
by Kendeigh Worden | Jan 10, 2023 | BLOG POST, Popular |
Wine Industry Trends for 2023 It’s a new year in wine! For many who study wine or work in wine, that means taking a look at what regions, styles, and overall trends are starting to hit the spotlight! A lot of trends for this year have been on the rise in...
by Kendeigh Worden | Nov 16, 2022 | BLOG POST, VARIETIES, White Wines, Wine Education |
All you need to know about Grüner Veltliner: A Quick Guide Grüner Veltliner is Austria’s signature white variety, known for its high acidity and ‘green’ vegetal or spice flavors/aromas – interesting benchmark descriptors include notes like...
by Kendeigh Worden | Nov 9, 2022 | BLOG POST, Wine Education |
How is rosé made? (A cheat sheet) We all know rosé gets its color from red grape skins, right? Outside of that, there are a few main processes that give wines that pink color… ⚡️DIRECT PRESS Black grapes are crushed and PRESSED IMMEDIATELY just...
