Category: Wine
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The Willamette Valley Wine Region in Spring
The Willamette Valley is known for its excellent wine (even Time Magazine is giving us shoutouts these days, calling us the next Napa), and the region’s vineyards are bustling with activity during the spring months. Just look on winejobs.com and you’ll find lots of ads for tasting room jobs, but also for harvest workers come…
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A deeper dive into the term “fine wine”
“Fine wine” is a term that is often used to describe wine of exceptional quality. While many people use the term interchangeably with expensive wine, the reality is that a fine wine is not necessarily a wine that is expensive. Instead, it is a wine that has been carefully crafted by a skilled winemaker, using…
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Happy Riesling Day!
I thought it was fitting that the German of this team write a post about Riesling on Riesling Day! Riesling arguably is one of the world’s most beloved and versatile grape varieties. Riesling is known for its high acidity, fruity aromas, and ability to produce wines that range from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Riesling is…
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German Riesling under $30
Riesling can be dry, off-dry, or even sweet, and it really depends on a number of factors, including when the grapes are harvested (later harvest makes for sweeter grapes as sugar is allowed to concentrate in the grapes) and how they’re fermented and aged. Rieslings have different quality levels. Your regular Riesling is going to…
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6 Great Starter Wines
If you follow me on Instagram @thru_thegrapewine you already know that I have a couple of posts up that list three white and three red wines that are great for wine newbies. I decided to add them all to my blog as well and make a couple of recommendations for each so you can try…