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Tsatsis Purple Heart
My 2022 Wine Revelation
My 2022 revelation is three-fold: Greek wine is girthy and gracious.  Xinomavro is up there with Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo in my life.  Domaine Tatsis is a solid Greek wine producer. 
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Residual Sugar in Sparkling Wines
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The sweetness you feel in any wine, sparkling or still, is a result of sugar that didn’t fully convert to alcohol during fermentation or sugar added post-fermentation. In sparkling wine, we refer to any added sugar as dosage.  Understanding residual...
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Pet Nat: The OG of Bubbly
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Pet Nat. Pétillant Naturel. Naturally Sparkling. Ancestral Method. A fizzy, often funky wine that finishes fermenting in the bottle. The OG of bubbly.  Master of Wine and lovely instructor at the International Wine Center in New York City, Mary Gorman-McAdams...
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