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Italy Gave Us Wine Naming Puzzles, Hannibal Stories, and Excellent Rosé

Montepulciano legends, confusing regional naming overlaps, and rosé winemaking

Feb 6

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January 2026

Would 13th Century Monk-Soldiers Have Made Vermentino?

How the Knights Templars protected Jerusalem-bound pilgrims and founded a wine estate in Provence.

Jan 30

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Drink Better, With Ease!

-wine styles, design, Bordeaux & much more

Jan 23

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Margaret River’s Secret Weapon & Down Under Pioneers

-clones, small bunches, family trips & much more

Jan 16

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A Chilean Wine Story - From Grand Marnier to Vineyards

-a great-granddaughter, a unique subregion, a booze recipes, & much more

Jan 9

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Chablis - Once Paris' Wine to Purr-fect Chat-Blis Inspo

-cat calls, petits, soil types & much more

Jan 2

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December 2025

Champagne Problems and (Eventually) Clear Solutions

-guillotining, cloudy bottles, yeast & more

Dec 19, 2025

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Champagne’s Genesis, Courtesy of Dom Pérignon

- illegal bottlings, hungry yeast, myths & more

Dec 12, 2025

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Meet Austria’s Medium-Sweet Secret for Cheese, Nuts & Dessert

- rotgipfler grape, thermenregion, sweetness scales & more

Dec 5, 2025

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November 2025

First Papal Vineyard - Monk-eying Around Never Tasted So Good

- labour, prayer, & american hybrids

Nov 28, 2025

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Understanding Superiore on Italian Wine Labels - What Does it Mean?

- valpolicella, corvina, classico, & more

Nov 21, 2025

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Say My Name - Grapes Don't All Have French Names

- synonyms, indigenous vs international grapes, & more

Nov 14, 2025

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