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Willamette Valley wineries fight climate change By Stephen Alexander As the last ice age neared its end, the ice dam in Montana holding glacial Lake Missoularuptured. In just days, an estimated 500 trillion gallons of water flowed forth, not stopping untilit reached the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles away. Over the next several hundred years, […]

What is the blue wine from the Isle of Wight? It looks almost too vivid to belong in a wine glass—and yet, it does. If you have recently come across mentions of a blue wine from the Isle of Wight, you may have paused for a moment—wondering whether this is a clever piece of marketing […]

Porto has an international reputation for Port wine, but in recent years the city has added a bold new dimension to its wine profile. On the southern bank of the Douro River, directly opposite the historic Ribeira district of Porto, lies World of Wine Porto — a vibrant cultural and wine district dedicated to celebrating […]

If you enjoy wine, puzzles, or both, chances are you’ve sat over a crossword grid at some point, frowning at a clue you should know. The classic one that shows up time and again is: Spanish sparkling wine, 4 letters It looks almost too simple. Yet if you don’t instantly remember the word, your brain […]

When I was a child, winter didn’t officially start with cold weather. It started with Feuerzangenbowle. My parents had a circle of friends who treated it less like a drink and more like a ceremony. We children were never part of the main table. We were the little observers. And honestly, that made it even […]

Imagine opening a bottle that has spent a full year beneath the sea. The glass is encrusted with tiny shells, the label almost gone, the cork untouched by sunlight. You pour a glass, and for a moment you taste not only the wine but the mystery of the deep. It sounds like something out of […]

If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen “contains sulphites” on a wine label and thought: “Okay, that’s something — but is that all?” It turns out there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. Winemaking involves many invisible helpers: additives, processing agents, chemical residues. Some are benign, some less so. Let’s lift the veil. […]

If you cook Chinese food at home, chances are you’ve met Shaoxing wine. It’s the little amber bottle that makes dumpling fillings sing, stir-fries taste restaurant-level, and braises smell like a cozy night market. But is it good for you? Is it gluten-free? Does the alcohol really cook off? And why do some bottles taste… […]

Picture this. You’re on a terrace. Warm breeze. That golden, end-of-day glow.Your glass catches the light — not pink, not orange, but something in between. Like a sunset decided to take a dip in your wine glass. That, my friend, is Rosorange. And yes, it tastes as gorgeous as it looks. So… What on Earth […]

“What’s the red wine variety with six letters?” or “Which red wine fits a four-letter grid?” If you ever wondered about these questions, you are at the right place. Wine and crosswords go together like, well, wine and cheese. Let’s make things easier by breaking down the most common red wine variety crossword clue by […]