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HERE IT IS: WINESPEED’S “WINE OF THE YEAR”

by Karen MacNeil | Dec 28, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

It’s been a phenomenal year. In addition to all of the wines I’ve The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

THE END OF EISWEIN?

by Karen MacNeil | Dec 7, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

Several WineSpeed readers have written in worried about the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

THE ASTONISHING WORLD OF MADEIRA (AND PUMPKIN PIE)

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 16, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine and Food, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Winemaking and Viticulture

Astrophysicists say that the two best states to be in are wrong The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Wine Versus Food

by Karen MacNeil | Nov 9, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Press, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine and Food, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture

For the last 8,000 years, wine’s closest companion has been food.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

How Latina Women Are Saving California Wine

by Karen MacNeil | Oct 26, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine and Language, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Producers, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

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The Eagle Doesn’t Scream

by Karen MacNeil | Oct 12, 2018 | Featured, Grapes and Wines, Tasting and Evaluating Wine, Wine Advice, Wine In History, Wine in Society and Culture, Wine Producers, Wine Recommendations, Wine Regions and Wine Places, Wine Science, Winemaking and Viticulture

A recent morning tasting Screaming Eagle has convinced me of one thing:The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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“Chai” is a spiced tea beverage, but it is also an important French term related to wine. It refers to: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The day that Champagne bottles are disgorged after secondary fermentation

B. A particular breed of sheep that graze on cover crops in Rhône vineyards

C. An above ground cellar where wine is stored and aged in Bordeaux

D. The level of barrel toast preferred for aging Burgundy wine

The name used in Burgundy and Champagne for a large bottle containing the equivalent of four standard bottles, or 3 liters of wine. (Jeroboams are also referred to as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.