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Notes on wine, the land and the table
Short reads from Glacier Rock on the grape in the glass, the way to serve it, and the ground beneath the vines.
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Sangiovese, Explained
Where Italy's most planted wine grape comes from, what it tastes like, why it shines at the table, and where it grows beyond Tuscany.
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- The LandGlacier Rocks: How the Ice Age Shaped Northeast OhioHow Ice Age glaciers carried Canadian boulders into Northeast Ohio and left behind the till, kettles and rolling ground of Stark County.4 min
- TastingHow to Taste Wine: Look, Swirl, Smell, Sip, LingerThis calm five-step method takes you from color and swirl to aroma, structure and finish, with simple ways to describe a wine and keep notes.5 min
- PairingWhy Tomatoes Love Sangiovese: Pairing Food with Italy's Great RedHow acid, tannin, herbs and salt explain Sangiovese's way with food, plus the classic Italian matches and the few dishes that work against it.4 min
- ServingThe Right Temperature for Red Wine (It's Cooler Than You Think)Room temperature is too warm for most reds, so here is what heat and cold do to wine and how to serve each style at its best.4 min
- ServingTo Decant or Not: When Air Helps a WineLearn what a decanter really does, which wines gain from air or need pouring off their sediment, and how to decant a bottle calmly at home.4 min
- CellarHow to Store Wine at HomeCool, dark, still and steady: a practical guide to keeping wine at home, how long bottles last, and how to look after one you have opened.4 min
- RegionsOhio Wine Country: A Short GuideFrom Longworth's Catawba to the Lake Erie shore, a short guide to Ohio wine: its history, the five AVAs it shares in, its grapes and its climate.4 min
- RegionsOld World, New World: A Map for the Curious Wine DrinkerWhat Old World and New World really mean, how to read labels named for places or grapes, and how climate shapes wine from France to New Zealand.5 min
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