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Petite Sirah is all about passion. Petite Sirah got its name because of the size of the grapes, not because the flavor is petite. It has a large skin-to-pulp ratio. The key to making a good Petite Sirah is to tame the tannins from the skins and bring forward the fruit flavor. It’s one of the most powerful reds on earth and is a cross between powerful and elegant. Continue Reading →
The Wine Review Council gathered to taste, pair and review white wines from California and Oregon.
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I’m not a big rosé fan so I always tell people not to be offended if I don’t like their rosé. That being said, Bill’s Barbera Rosé is spectacular! He says that he gets 3 times the amount of Barbera than other fruits. Continue Reading →
“When we bought the property we had no idea what we were going to do,” Bill Steele said. “We weren’t farmers. I’d never even been on a tractor before. Our philosophy was analyze the land and let it tell us what to grow, instead of imparting our will onto it.” Continue Reading →
This ancient grape is mainly found in the southern Italian region of Campania, in the district of Falerno del Massico and Sannio. “Campania is best known for the appealing cacophony of Naples, the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the cerulean blue waters of Capri more so than it is for wine,” says Karen MacNeil in The Wine Bible. While there were only three main wineries in 1970, today more than 100 exist. The grape varieties also top 100. One of them being Falanghina Greco Continue Reading →