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Tag: Wine

On pest management and respecting your neighbors

Decanter released an article earlier this week regarding the threats lobbied against biodynamic wine producer Emmanuel Giboulot, for his refusal to cooperate with the Agricultural Ministry (DRAAF-SRAL) of the Côte-d’Or in France. You can read the original article written by Jane Anson here. In short Giboulot is being threatened with fines and jail time for not applying […]

Pairing Wine with Food: Part 2

THE DESSERT EDITION. Because dessert is awesome and so is wine.

Pairing Wine with Food: Part 1

A lot of people (claim to) prefer red wine, but white wine reigns supreme when it comes to food pairing.

Corks, corks, corks

The topic of wine closures has become increasingly controversial amongst wine enthusiasts. While the new world appears to have embraced aluminum screw caps and plastic “corks”, many traditionalists and wine experts claim that neither can adequately replace natural cork. Stelvin closures offer a cheap alternative to natural cork but are they as sustainable?

Sustainable Wine

When I tell people what I do, and ultimately what I would like to do, the general response I receive is something along the lines of, “Is wine really that important?”.

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