Wine Regions
Oregon Wine: Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir and Beyond
Oregon is Pinot Noir country: the grape covers 60% of the state's vineyards. Here are the regions and AVAs, the other grapes and how to read an Oregon label.
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Every Wine Blue Book guide in one place: wine basics, grape varieties, wine regions, food pairings, wine ratings and research-based value picks.
Wine Basics
Oxidized Wine: Why Wine Turns Brown and How to Tell
Oxidized wine has taken in too much air: it turns brownish and tastes flat and nutty. Here is why it happens, how to tell, and when it is on purpose.
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Grape Varieties
Pinot Grigio: Taste, Regions and Pinot Grigio vs Pinot Gris
Pinot Grigio is a light, crisp, dry white from Italy, and the same grape as French Pinot Gris. Here is how the styles differ, where it grows and what to pair.
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Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Taste, Body, Food
Pinot Noir is light, silky and red-fruited; Cabernet Sauvignon is full, tannic and dark. Here is how they differ in the vineyard, the glass and at the table.
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Food Pairings
Prosecco Cocktails: 10 Classic Recipes, From Spritz to Hugo
Ten classic Prosecco cocktails with recipes from Aperol, the Prosecco DOC consortium and others: Aperol Spritz, Bellini, Hugo, Rossini, Sbagliato and more.
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Wine Basics
Red Wine vs White Wine: Grapes, Taste, Food and Serving
Red wine ferments with its grape skins, which give it color and tannin; white wine doesn't. Here is how that changes taste, food pairing and serving.
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Grape Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc: Taste, Regions and Food Pairings
Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, dry white with citrus, passion fruit and green, grassy notes. Here is how it tastes, where it grows and what to eat with it.
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Grape Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc vs Pinot Grigio: Taste, Regions, Food
Both are light, dry whites. Sauvignon Blanc is sharper and more aromatic, with grapefruit and cut grass; Pinot Grigio is softer, with lemon, pear and almond.
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Wine Regions
Sicilian Wine: Grapes, Regions and How to Read the Label
Sicily grows more than 70 native grapes. Here are the ones to know, from Nero d'Avola and Grillo to Etna's Nerello Mascalese, plus the labels that matter.
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Grape Varieties
Tannat: Madiran's Bold Red and Uruguay's Signature Grape
Tannat is one of the most tannic red grapes: firm and dark in Madiran, France, riper and rounder in Uruguay. Here is how it tastes and what to eat with it.
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Wine Basics
What Is Terroir? Soil, Climate and the Human Touch
Terroir is the idea that a wine tastes of its place: soil, climate, slope and the people who farm it. Here is the official definition, examples and the debate.
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Grape Varieties
Torrontés: Argentina's Floral White Wine Explained
Torrontés is Argentina's own white grape: it smells sweet and floral but tastes dry. Here are its three types, Salta's high vineyards and pairings.
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