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Laurelwood District AVA

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Laurelwood District AVA (American Viticultural Area) is located on the slopes of the Chehalem Mountains in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The name refers to its unique “laurelwood” soil, a mix of basa...

Maytte Rivera

Autolysis

Autolysis is a chemical reaction that occurs when wine is left in extended contact with the lees (dead yeast cells from fermentation), releasing proteins and carbohydrates into the wine. It imparts ar...

Jan 10, 2023 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Malolactic Fermentation

Like every fruit juice, grape juice is composed of a variety of acids, being tartaric and malic acid the most abundant. Malic acid is a sharp, bright acid found in many fruits, for example green apple...

Jan 10, 2023 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Muscat

The Muscat family of grapes encompasses more than 200 varieties grown around the world to produce wine, table grapes, and raisins. It is said that this ancient variety was cultivated by the Egyptians,...

Dec 22, 2022 Grape of the Week

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Sangiovese

Sangiovese is the most planted red grape variety of Italy , best known for producing the world-famous wines of Tuscany . There are several stories regarding the origin of the name: some believe it com...

Dec 15, 2022 Grape of the Week

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Primitivo

The bold, flavorful red grape Primitivo finds its origins in Croatia, where it is known as Crljenak Kaštelanski. Story has it that Roman soldiers were the ones that introduced this vine to the Italian...

Dec 6, 2022 Grape of the Week

Maytte Rivera

Cariñena

The story of the red grape Cariñena is a bit of a rollercoaster. It was once favored for the high yields its able to produce, then despised by the lack of fruit characters when not ripen fully, to bei...

Dec 5, 2022 Grape of the Week

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Verdicchio

Italy is home to approximately 2,000 native grape varieties, and about 400 of them are used to make wine commercially. One of these grapes is Verdicchio , which is believed to be indigenous to the reg...

Nov 29, 2022 Grape of the Week

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Pugnitello

In the early 1980’s, Italian researchers and viticulturist embarked on a mission to re-discover ancient native Tuscan grape varieties that had been planted by the Romans in ancient times. One of these...

Nov 17, 2022 Grape of the Week

Maytte Rivera

Trepat

Trepat is mostly known as the red grape responsible for the beautiful color of rose cava . It is believed to be native of Catalunya, Spain , and since 2020 it is allowed to be used in the production o...

Nov 17, 2022 Grape of the Week

Maytte Rivera

Viura

Viura is the most planted white grape in the Spanish region of Rioja and an intrinsic part of the blend of the sparkling wine Cava in Penedes, where it is known as Macabeo. Its origins are believed to...

Nov 1, 2022 Grape of the Week

Maytte Rivera

Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot is known as one of the blending grapes traditionally used in the famous red wines of Bordeaux , France , where it is believed to have been cultivated by the Romans almost a thousand years...

Oct 26, 2022 Grape of the Week

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