Oct 17th 2016
Wine Basics Quiz - Test your knowledge
Over the summer, Chris Kimball and Stephen Meuse recorded their final radio spots for America's Test Kitchen, in which they discussed wine. Starting soon, they can be heard under Kimball's new brand,
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Aug 3rd 2016
Rosé, Rosato, Rosado - Our Favorite Pink Wine
A wide range of rose wine hues from Bergerac, The Rheingau, Irouleguy, The Loire Valley, and Liguria.
Pink wine: we're crazy about it. Whether it's a French 'rosé,' an Italian 'rosato,' or a Spanish '
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May 27th 2016
Are all wine vines related?
90-year-old Grenache Vines
The vine that produces wine grapes is native to only one place on earth—the Caucasus mountain range, an area that today is comprised of parts of Georgia, Armenia, and easter
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Mar 15th 2016
Casavecchia alla Piazza - Re-Inventing the Family Farm
In any boutique wine shop, including the Formaggio Wine Corner, our shop-within-a-shop, you will frequently hear the sales staff speak of “family-owned” vineyards. While this term serves most obviousl
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Nov 30th 2015
Jura Wines, Comté, and the Definition of Success
Vincent Van Gogh believed that most of his 800 or so paintings were failures (an assessment shared by most of the art world at the time). Today, even “minor” Van Gogh pieces are prized by museums and
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Nov 18th 2015
Eden Ice Cider: Perfect with Cheese!
Albert Leger and Beth Wittenstein
There’s no denying it has been a strange fall so far. Warmer weather hit right as our favorite holiday cakes and sweets arrived from Italy. Still, sure as the Earth
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