Tempranillo! One of Spain's native grapes, tempranillo is also more widely grown in Argentina, California, and Portugal (where it's used to make Port). I love drinking wines from outside the States. It gives me a sense of what that country is like, and what flavors thrive there. I don't recall what wine-related thing I was … Continue reading Wine 15: Tempranillo
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Wine 1: Beaujolais Nouveau
The French word nouveau means 'new', and what better way to start off the new year, than with a Beaujolais Nouveau! Beaujolais is also known as gamay, or gamay noir. One thing you'll find about a beaujolais nouveau (let's call it B.N. from here on out) is that it's recommended to drink it when its young, … Continue reading Wine 1: Beaujolais Nouveau