VinSanto aka Holy Wine

Literally translated Saint’s Wine, but commonly referred to as Holy Wine, VinSanto is a bit of an enigma wrapped in a conundrum. I say this because so many things about the wine vary, depending on what you are reading, or who you are talking to. Everything from it’s origin, the grapes, to it’s name (and…

Tasting Terroir – Can You Really?

The first thing most people think of when they hear the word terroir is the soil in which grapevines grow, but it is much more than that, it’s the rain, the heat, the sun, the humidity, the wind, and anything else that Mother Nature can throw at a grapevine in any given year. If you’ve…