This month the French #winophiles are exploring the Bordeaux region with a mission – to find affordable options for holiday festivities. The price point has been set at $25 per bottle, and to be honest, there are truly so many options that the problem is not finding wines at this price, but figuring out how…
Author: Side Hustle Wino
As though I have been bitten by a bug, I am suddenly obsessed with learning about wine. Not only the tastes and smells and varietals, but viticulture and history. It seems the more you learn, the less you know and in the pursuit of knowledge, an entire lifestyle devoted to the grape unfolds.
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The Rhone Valley wine region stretches over about 250 miles, with a 30 mile gap in between the northern and southern regions. The Northern Rhone region is smaller, and generally speaking, considered to be where the more prestigious wines originate from. Home to prestigious regions such as Cote Rotie and Hermitage, although permitted, you rarely…