Meet The Wine Families of Piemonte
Labor of Love Piemonte small group tours of Italy offer personalized culinary, wine, and cultural experiences, guided by experts.
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THE PORTUGAL CORK HARVEST – PART 4 IN WINEMAKER ANDY SCHWEIGERS’ PORTUGAL JOURNEY.
Did you know it takes a cork tree 25 years to grow before the bark can be stripped for the first time?
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SOME TOURISTY FUN BEFORE A WALK INTO THE FOREST… (OR…ANDY’S PORTUGAL TRIP PART THREE)
Follow winemaker Andy's touristy pause in Portugal before he embarks on a lesson in cork.
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WHAT’S A NICE CHLORINE MOLECULE LIKE YOU DOING IN A MOLD SPORE LIKE THIS? (OR…ANDY’S PORTUGAL TRIP PART TWO)
The more we learn about TCA, the more we find ways of lessening its occurrence, yet it still happens at times. That’s where selecting
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TAMING OF THE SCREW (OR…ANDY’S PORTUGAL TRIP PART ONE)
Impressed with a trip to the cork forests in Portugal, winemaker Andy shares his thoughts on his 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, when he jumped onboard
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