Bigi, a leading winery in Orvieto, was founded by Luigi Bigi in the late nineteenth century. Along with other types of wine, Bigi has always produced small quantities of “Est! Est!! Est!!!”—a wine that bears an unusual name and has an unusual story—from nearby Montefiascone.
The most interesting thing about this wine is the remarkable story […]
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Shallon Winery is unusual and interesting. The winemaker, Paul van der Veldt, uses a variety of unusual ingredients, such as chocolate, blackberry, elderberry, wild black raspberry, peaches, rhubarb, whey, black cherry, blueberry, wild plum, and Hawaiian mango, to create the world’s most fantastic wines. The latest wonder is Chocolate Orange wine. “Anything I create after […]
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Champagne is widely acclaimed as the wine of celebration. During the early years of its history, the wine had a royal and a religious significance. The Catholic monks, who owned most of the vineyards, considered Champagne to be the only wine worthy of being offered to God. Later, the French kings began using it for […]
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From times immemorial, red wine has enjoyed the monopoly of being the only category of wine that was ‘good for health’. Although there is a lack of definite proof to support the beliefs, red wine eliminates fat deposits in the arteries and reduces the risk of coronary disorders. Recently, a particular white wine called “Paradoxe […]
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India has only recently begun sipping the fine taste of wine, and the trend has snowballed into a craze with wine bars and wineries sprouting up all over the country. One major Indian vino success story is Sula Wines.
Sula wines have become a roaring success not only at home, but also on a global […]
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Chardonnay originated in France, and over a span of forty years, became the most popular dry white wine in America. During the 1990s, young urban women considered it to be a fashionable beverage.
The Chardonnay vine is easy to grow. It adapts itself to a variety of climates, and gives a high yield wherever it is […]
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Ginger wine, a fortified wine made of ground ginger and raisins, has English origins. Its recipe has its roots in the year 1740, a year that marks the birth of Stone’s Original Green Ginger Wine.
Stone’s is believed to be one of the oldest registered wine or spirit brands that are still in production. Its Original […]
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Sangria, which literally means ‘blood’, is a wine punch that has its roots in Spain. Its introduction at the 1964 World’s Fair made it extremely popular in the United States.
The ancestor of the modern Sangria was a red wine punch that was extremely popular in Europe for centuries. The base of this punch […]
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The Red Guitar Navarra Old Vine 2005, a remarkable Spanish red wine, has its origins in the Navarra region of Northern Spain. Its maker is Bodega Ada, a small producer in the Navarra region. It might have been christened “Red Guitar” because the Spanish are said to have invented the guitar back in the sixteenth […]
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Global warming is a disastrous phenomenon; but, it has helped produce some of the finest English wines. For a long time, the chilly English climate was considered to be hard on grapes. But, global warming has made the English summers hotter by 1.5 degrees in the past 20 years—a condition ideal for grapes. The quality […]
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