Category: Wine

American & Global Syrah Wines For International Syrah Day

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February 16th is International Syrah Day, a wine that most aficionados place in France’s Rhône Valley* and its wine-making region, called Côtes-du-Rhône. You may be familiar with wines from the Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, and Cornas appellations. The best of the wines, from producers such as Chapoutier, Chave, Domaine Gerin, Guigal, Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Saint Cosme,…
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Blood Orange Sangria Recipe & Types Of Blood Oranges

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[1] A delicious winter sangria made with the season’s blood oranges (photo © Salt And Wind). [2] There are three varieties of blood orange. This is the rosiest, the Moro (photo © Gelson’s Markets). [3] The Tarocco variety is less rosy, but just as delicious (photos #2 and #3 © Good Eggs). [4] Blood oranges…
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Prosecco: Delicious, Affordable Bubbly Instead Of Champagne

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If you want to celebrate the holidays with affordable bubbly, look to Prosecco. It’s great for toasting, for serving with lighter courses—from seafood to chicken and turkey to pasta—and for enjoying as an after-dinner drink. It’s a wine that pairs well with spicy foods, including Chinese, Indian, Thai, and other Asian cuisines. And because of…
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De Negoce Wine – Great Value Negociant Wines & Wine Futures

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[1] Lovers of California and Washington wines can find great values from de Négoce (photo © Kym Ellis | Unsplash). [2] De Négoce’s value proposition (photo © de Négoce). [3] There are excellent values in red, white and rosé wines (photo © Ray’s Boathouse) . [4] 2018 Napa Valley Mountain Meritage, a $98 value* for…
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Hampton Water Rose Wine: For Gifting & Year-Round Drinking

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With its fresh, lively flavor and light-to-medium body, rosé has historically been a warm-weather wine. But many Americans have taken to drinking it year-round, and Hampton Water, marketed by Jesse Bongiovi, Jon Bon Jovi’s son, and partner Ali Thomas, has become a popular brand. It debuted in 2017, and been rated 90 points from the…
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