Posts Tagged ‘red wine’

Valentine’s Day – If Only They Made Chocolate Wine

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'Cause if someone made chocolate wine you wouldn't have to bother pairing it for Valentine's Day! The problem with both chocolate and wine is there are so many different kinds and so many unique and complex flavorings. How can you possibly anticipate what that box of chocolate truffles from CVS will taste like when paired with Two Buck Chuck? Chocolate and Wine for Valentine's Cont'd

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To Boldly Go Where No English Winemaker has Gone Before

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Nyetimber Sparkling Wine
At least since the Middle Ages. Due to warmer temperatures, a few British wineries have revived a red winemaking tradition which died around 600 years ago. Wine critcs' opinions about the wine have been mixed, but some seem convinced that the finest red wines may in the future come from north of the English channel if this warming trend continues. With soils similar to Champagne and an edgier climate, England is already producing world-class sparkling wines like Nyetimber (which recently won the  International Wine & Spirit Competition Denbies Trophy for the Best Worldwide Sparkling Wine for the 3rd time), Ridgeview and Camel Valley. But, red wine is a different story. English Winemaking Continued

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