Welcome to Betty's Wine Musings, where you'll get fabulous wine tasting tips and wine tasting notes, discover personalized wines, and more! Whether you are a wine veteran or just getting started, there’s always something more to explore about the wonderful world of wine.
Have you ever had a heat-treated wine? That is what Madeira is! Madeira originally comes from the Portuguese island of the same name, which is several hundred kilometers southwest of mainland Portugal. It was invented in the 1500s by British travelers who were looking for a way to make their fortified wine safe for traveling from Portugal to England. They discovered that heat treating the alcohol was the best solution. Hence, the creation of Madeira.
As I discussed in “Wine and Health: A Fun Deep Dive” last week, I’ve long known that Tannat was a really healthy wine because of its high polyphenol/resveratrol content, but I didn’t know that Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy had even higher polyphenol/resveratrol levels. Today let’s explore this wine.
[Read more…]If you’re a long-time reader of my blog, you probably know that I’m a huge Petite Sirah fan. So, I was thrilled that one of WineShop At Home’s new wines is our Sun Fish Petite Sirah. Today, I’ll introduce you to this great wine and do a quick review of Petite Sirah’s wonderful and somewhat mysterious story.
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Did you know that there are at least four red wine grapes with the name Bonarda? Three are in Italy, and one is in Argentina. And guess what. The grapes aren’t exactly the same. Let’s have some fun exploring Bonarda. [Read more…]
I’m excited to share this blog written by Heidi Jones (please see her bio at the end). Wine tasting is an art, requiring concentration, vivid memory and sufficient imagination skills. The good news is that the more wine you try, the better you get at tasting. Today, I’m excited to introduce you to 5 wines to taste at least once in your lifetime. I hope my article motivates you to go out and do some special tastings.
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