A Beautiful Carmenère

Last June, I was pinching myself in disbelief as my husband and I travelled through Chilé. We were there as the Winter season arrived which is considered off season for the wine tourism, but that just meant that groups were intimate. I was accompanying my husband on a work trip that we extended on both…

Greek-ing Out on Xinomavro From Naoussa

I think it is a universal truth that most people shy away from things they can’t easily pronouns. This is a huge hurdle for Greek wines. Here are phonetic spellings to help out with this grape and this region. Xinomavro pronunciation: “ksee-noh-mah-vroh” Naoussa pronunciation: “now-oo-sa” May was a great wine month for me, as I…