The colour of a grape doesn't have to be the colour of its juice. That is the first useful surprise in understanding wine production. The second i
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Two wines can carry the same grape name and feel like distant cousins. One tastes brisk and lemony; the other seems rounder, warmer and full of ri
Continue ReadingHow Wine Begins: Grapes, Vines, and Ripening Explained
Cut a dark grape in half and the inside may be surprisingly pale. That small surprise explains something useful about wine: the juice and the skin
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