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A Guide to Pairing: California-styled Chardonnay

When we started this series last year, we never thought it’d take us this long to get to the bread and butter of white wines (pun intended), Chardonnay.  Why might you ask?  Well, it’s tough to say exactly, but what it ultimately came down to is the vast…

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A Final Thought on Nebbiolo…

To wrap up our month of celebrating Nebbiolo, we should take our final words on the subject to look at other Nebbiolo producing regions in Italy and around the globe and what they have to offer. For those seeking the fullest expressions of all the unique terroirs that…

Cameron Hughes Wine source vineyards of Barolo in Italy

Barolo & Barbaresco

Without a doubt, Barolo and Barbaresco own the real estate at the top of the mind in any conversation regarding Nebbiolo, globally.  Nowhere is a better expression achieved for the grape, nor a higher price fetched for this exceptional grape.  While we’ve spent the majority of this month…

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A Guide to Pairing: Nebbiolo

Hey folks, as you may well know by now, we’ve decided that February is devoted to one of our absolutely favorite grapes to gush over and geek out upon: Nebbiolo.  We even made our own hashtag, #febisnebb (feel free to use it yourselves). So with that, let’s talk…

Old Illustration of Uva Nebbiolo reading Nebbiolo Canavesano, a uva spana

On Nebbiolo

Ahh Nebbiolo… A word to the (wine) wise: Never make the mistake of buying a wine you’re uncertain of just because the price tag is high, often times, you’ll be very disappointed. It has been our experience that in general American consumers are not always well versed with…

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10 Fun Facts About Nebbiolo!

Hey folks, let’s have some fun learning about Nebbiolo today! Below we’ve listed our 10 favorite facts about the grape of the month: Nebbiolo originated in Piemonte and is considered the most important grape in the region The name ‘Nebbiolo’ comes from the Italian word nebbia, translated to: fog,…

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#febisnebb

While we’ve totally made this up, and it’s in no way a real thing, we’ve decided February is Nebbiolo Month for us, lovingly known internally as Feb is Nebb Month (#febisnebb) One may ask, why is Feb Nebb?  It’s not like Nebbiolo is harvested anywhere in the world…

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What is Furmint?

Today marks International Furmint Day, but for many American wine consumers, this grape and it’s name are very unfamiliar. Well, no better time to get acquainted than now! Here we present our guide to Furmint in an effort to help you celebrate today: First off, Furmint is a…

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A Guide to Pairing: Riesling

Hey folks, welcome back to the Tasting Room!  For our inaugural addition to the A Guide to Pairing series, we’re going to look at one of our absolutely favorite white wine grapes, Riesling! In theory, this content would be more appropriate for March 13th of the year, celebrated…

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A Guide to Pairing: Cotes du Rhone Red

Learn how to pair Cotes du Rhone Red wines Hands down, our favorite day-to-day French region, especially when food is involved, is the Côtes du Rhône region (herein: CdR). There is this amazing dichotomy in the Rhône region of the south of France.  On one hand, you have…