Category Archives: Alphabet Soup

The cap (chapeau in French) is the layer of grape solids that forms on the surface during red wine fermentation.  I got to sample a grape and it was like eating pop rocks, because of the CO2 forming as a by-product of … Continue reading →

Most of the wine we drink is made from grapes from the Vitis Vinifera species.  Vitis is the genus for many vine plants and vinifera comes from the Latin “to bear or carry wine”.  This species started out in what … Continue reading →

White Burgundy is almost always associated with Chardonnay, and with good reason – those wines are some of the most sought-after and expensive in the world.  Aligoté happens to be another white grape used to make dry white wines in … Continue reading →