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Wine is a Healthy Thing
In times of crisis, it’s okay to reach for that glass of wine. The time-honored tradition of having wine with dinner is a proven stress-release. Beyond that benefit, wine has natural components that aid digestion, the respiratory tract – boosting lung function, helping heart health, preventing some types of vision loss and have been said…
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The Pinot Dilemma
Imagine “Pinot” as a type of surname that has been given to a variety of grapes. In the 14th century France, the tightly shaped grape clusters were referenced as looking like pine cones.
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Harvest
The harvest is the pinnacle of months and years of the farmer’s labor. It’s the recognition that the tender care of the vines has been appropriate despite what the weather has imposed. A first harvest happens after the vine has matured for three years. Three years of nursing a vineyard before there is any wine!…
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American Hybrid Wine Grapes Coming Of Age
Meet the Americans. No, I’m not talking about California cult cabs or Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. I mean real American wines, grown from native and hybrid cultivars. European vinifera grapes have been coming to the United States for centuries now. They are the standard the world over for fine wine grapes. What about…
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Welcome to NE Uncorked Regional Wines
Dianne Carter believes in wines from our region so much, that she left a good job in the corporate world to create New England Uncorked, a wine and spirits brokerage company that only deals with regional products, something no one else is doing.