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Discovering Fiano, a Little-Known Italian Grape

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Ready to get to know a wonderful wine? Introducing Fiano, a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Campania region of southern Italy and on the island of Sicily. Have you tried it? I hadn’t, until I tried WineShop At Home’s recently released 2020 Fiano, which is great. Tasting the wine prompted me to get to know the grape more and share my findings with you. Thank you to Wine Folly, WineMag, who calls the grape Campania’s Rising Star, and Sauced & Found for their help with this article.

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Exploring South African Wine

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I recently learned that, for the first time ever, WineShop At Home, the Napa winery I’m with, is going to make some wines this year using South African grapes. How cool is that. The news prompted me to do a little research, which I will share with you today. Thank you to Decanter, The Manual and WineCoolerDirect for their help with this article.

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Digging into Rhone Wines with the Rhone Rangers

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Since I’m really looking forward to The Rhone Rangers’s upcoming webinar on White Rhone wines, I decided to devote this article to the Rhone Rangers, a wonderful non-profit dedicated to promoting American Rhone varietal wines. In case you’re not familiar with the Rhone wine region, it’s in the southeast of France, just above Provence.

Where the Rhone Region Is in France – picture thanks to vineyards.com
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Can You Find Red Wine in the Loire Valley?

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When I think of the Loire Valley, I immediately think of Chenin Blanc and Rosé. I know that if there’s Rosé in the Loire Valley, there’s got to be red wine there too. But truth be told, I can’t think of what red wine grows there. Time to do a little Google research to figure things out. Thank you to LoireValleyWine.com, WineFolly.com and WineTraveler.com for their help with this article.

Chateau de la Loire
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