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 | 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 | Sep 27, 2022 | BLOG POST, Red Wines, VARIETIES, Wine Education
All You Need to Know About Mourvèdre: A Quick Guide Mourvèdre is a small, dark, thick-skinned variety that can only grow and thrive in hot, dry areas with ample sunshine to ripen fully! Pronounced Moor-veh-drrr. It is known as Mataro in California and Australia, and...
by Kendeigh Worden | Jan 31, 2022 | Red Wines, VARIETIES, Wine Education
All You Need to Know About Pinot Meunier: A Quick Guide Pinot Meunier is a light and aromatic red variety with a good amount of “juicy” fruit. It’s similar in style to Pinot Noir, which makes sense since it’s a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir...
by Kendeigh Worden | Jul 28, 2021 | BLOG POST, Red Wines, VARIETIES, Wine Education
All You Need to Know About Barbera: A Quick Guide Barbera is a dark and juicy grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. In fact, it is the most grown grape there. It was once known for everyday drinking wines, but is currently getting more recognition for quality...
by Kendeigh Worden | Mar 11, 2021 | BLOG POST, VARIETIES, White Wines, Wine Education
All You Need to Know About Semillon: A Quick Guide Semillon is a thin skinned, early ripening variety used primarily as a blending grape in many regions. Youthful or single-variety wines can be lighter (bodied) and very bright with some herbal and citrus notes....