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Infographic: Sangiovese from Tuscany to California

Sangiovese in California: Tuscany's Grape Finds...

Brian Hurley

How sangiovese, the grape behind Chianti, found a rocky start and a small comeback in California vineyards.

Sangiovese in California: Tuscany's Grape Finds...

Brian Hurley

How sangiovese, the grape behind Chianti, found a rocky start and a small comeback in California vineyards.

Infographic: additives allowed in US wine versus what is on the Coteau Pavot back label

What Is Actually in Your Wine? A Guide to Addit...

Brian Hurley

Wine additives explained: what's legal, what's common, and why US law doesn't require wine to list its ingredients at all.

What Is Actually in Your Wine? A Guide to Addit...

Brian Hurley

Wine additives explained: what's legal, what's common, and why US law doesn't require wine to list its ingredients at all.

Infographic: sulfite levels in wine compared to everyday foods like dried apricots

Sulfites in Wine: What They Are and What They A...

Basile Senesi

What sulfites in wine actually do, why the "contains sulfites" label exists, and what the science really says about wine headaches.

Sulfites in Wine: What They Are and What They A...

Basile Senesi

What sulfites in wine actually do, why the "contains sulfites" label exists, and what the science really says about wine headaches.

Infographic: Albarino wine profile, high acidity, citrus, stone fruit, saline

Albariño: The Complete Guide

Basile Senesi

Everything about albarino wine: origins, taste, food pairing, and why California's granite and coastal sites suit it so well.

Albariño: The Complete Guide

Basile Senesi

Everything about albarino wine: origins, taste, food pairing, and why California's granite and coastal sites suit it so well.

Infographic: orange wine is white grapes fermented on their skins

Orange Wine, Explained

Brian Hurley

What is orange wine? Learn how skin contact makes it, what it tastes like, and how it differs from rosé, plus how to buy your first bottle.

Orange Wine, Explained

Brian Hurley

What is orange wine? Learn how skin contact makes it, what it tastes like, and how it differs from rosé, plus how to buy your first bottle.

Infographic: what natural wine means, organic grapes, native yeast, nothing added, rarely filtered

What Is Natural Wine? An Honest Guide

Basile Senesi

What is natural wine, really? An honest look at farming, native yeast, and minimal intervention, no myths, no marketing gloss.

What Is Natural Wine? An Honest Guide

Basile Senesi

What is natural wine, really? An honest look at farming, native yeast, and minimal intervention, no myths, no marketing gloss.