How It’s Made: Red Wine
From soft, delicate, and ethereal to firm, muscular, and powerful—explore all the choices that impact style at the winemaker’s fingertips for producing red wines.
From soft, delicate, and ethereal to firm, muscular, and powerful—explore all the choices that impact style at the winemaker’s fingertips for producing red wines.
Does the learning journey differ for enthusiasts versus professionals? Yes, and no. In this missive, we explain it all. by Catherine Bugue, VP of Education, Co-Founder NVWA It’s not like all wine enthusiasts walk around carrying a two-bottle wine bag and sport ‘I love wine’ t-shirts. Not everyone anyway. And it’s not like all folks …
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Want a new way to learn about wine? NVWA announces exciting new plans for their Membership site.
As wine education improves and talent pours in from around the globe, more and more East Coast wineries are finding success on a national and international level.
Women and Wine By Monika Bielka-Vescovi Wine is a drink that brings people together, and women have always known how to create connections. Historically women were gatherers. They have gathered food and shared it with their communities. Throughout history, the role of women in society has changed, and women were not always able to express …
By Catherine Bugué When wine sparks a newfound passion in you, it starts an incredible adventure; something akin to Alice in Wonderland falling into a whole new world followed by the constant amazement of Jack Skellington in What’s This, What’s This from the Nightmare Before Christmas. An invite decades ago to a Beaujolais Nouveau wine …
How do you pinpoint the moment when you decided to turn your passion for wine into something more than a hobby? For many WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) students, that point can be found in the divide between WSET Levels I, 2, and 3 and the Diploma program. Levels 1 and 2 cover basic …
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“Understanding German Wine” first appeared on TimGaiser.com on November 5, 2014. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission. Tim Gaiser plays host to “Mastering Germany” for Napa Valley Wine Academy’s “Master Series” LIVE Webinars. Learn more. by Tim Gaiser, MS There are two countries that instill fear in the hearts and minds of MS …
Mastering a wine region requires a comprehensive understanding of that region. In simpler terms, it is digesting the why behind the region. For example, it is important to know what the yield restrictions are in the Grand Cru Vineyards of Alsace, but even more important to understand why those yield restrictions were put in place, …
by Jonathan Cristaldi The United States of America are united on one front: all 50 states in the Union are, in some way shape or form, growing grapes and producing wine. For a country as a whole, we may not agree fully on anything, but this, rest assured, is fact and not up for debate. …