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Malbec Part Two: Parentage and Heritage

March 18, 2018 rchimsky 1,656d Comments

In the prior post we talked about the various theories on how Malbec got its name. There was also a…

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Posted in: Life of Grapes, Wine Grapes Filed under: argentine wine, French wine, grape history, grapes, malbec, wine, wine grapes, wine history

Seeds of the Past: Study on ancient French Wine

March 8, 2018 rchimsky 543d Comments

A recent genetic study has provided more evidence around ancient wine grapes in France. The analysis was conducted by Jazmon…

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Posted in: Living Among Grapes, Wine Grapes Filed under: French wine, grape DNA, grape history, grape seeds, grapes, savagnin, wine, wine grape genetics, wine history

Wine and Early America: Penn Pals

March 4, 2018 rchimsky 2,140d Comments

In March of 1681 William Penn made an offer to King Charles II of England.   Penn was an ardent Quaker…

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Posted in: Life of Grapes, Wine Grapes Filed under: american native wine grapes, early American wine, grape history, grapes, Pennsylvania, wine, wine history

A Book About Grapes: The Adventure Begins

February 26, 2018 rchimsky 1,109d Comments

Over three years ago I had the inspired idea to write a book. I became fascinated with the study of…

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Posted in: Life of a Grape Book Filed under: book, grapes, history, life of grapes, wine

Erin Go Wine

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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at an Irish Bar fueled by copious amounts of beer is commonplace today. What most people…

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Posted in: Life of Grapes Filed under: grape history, grapes, irish, st. patrick, wine

Napa Land Available Down, Grape Prices Up

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A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle discussed the dwindling amount of available land in Napa that can be…

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Posted in: Living Among Grapes Filed under: grape history, grapes, Napa, Sonoma, wine, wine prices

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