Pinot Grigio—The Grape and the Wine
By Bob Lipinski Pinot Grigio is the number one selling white wine from Italy and has been for many years. This fruity, easy-to-drink, dry to off-dry wine is made throughout the world with the bulk coming from Northern Italy. Pinot Grigio has been grown in Italy since...
Time to Celebrate Mother’s Day
By Bob Lipinski “Some are kissing mothers, and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.” (Pearl S. Buck) When we think of Mother’s Day, images of multicolored flowers, greeting cards with heartfelt words,...
What Is Vermouth?
By Bob Lipinski Vermouth is a wine that has been infused with various herbs and spices, sweetened with sugar and fortified with a slight amount of alcohol. For a red vermouth, caramel coloring is added to the wine. The name “vermouth” is from the German word wermut...
The 2018 Burgundies Have Arrived
By Bob Lipinski Earlier in the month I attended a special “preview” tasting of the 2018 Burgundies imported by Frederick Wildman. Both the reds and whites were showing very well with considerable fruit, acidity, structure, balance, and drinkability. Many of the bigger...
Champagne… The Nectar of the Gods!
By Bob Lipinski Champagne is a region in France about 90 miles northeast of Paris. Sparkling wines made there using the méthode champenoise (champagne-method) are called “Champagne.” Sparkling wines made in other regions of France regardless of how good they are...ABOUT BOB
Bob Lipinski, author of 10 books; writes, consults, and conducts training seminars on Wine, Spirits, and Food and is available for speaking engagements.
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