Aug 8th 2019
Just What is Natural Wine?
At long last, natural wine is emerging from the shadows, coaxed blinking into the bright day of public wine consciousness by the diligent efforts of a handful of small-scale distributors, hole-in-the-
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Jul 15th 2019
Bucket List Summer Reds are the Coolest
Not that bucket list. We’re talking about the list of red wines we prefer to drink only after they've had a good long sit in an ice bucket - enough to bring the temperature down to something distinctl
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Nov 13th 2017
Beaujolais - Wine for the Holidays
You don't have to know a lot about wine to enjoy it, but misconceptions can get in the way of widening our experience. Some I regularly encounter: that German white wines are always sweet, that Burgu
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Aug 9th 2017
Choosing the Right Wine for Seafood - Wine and Seafod Pairings
Judging from the questions I field every day in the wine corner here at Formaggio Kitchen Cambridge, food and wine pairing continues to be a major cause of uncertainty and, frankly, anxiety.
My sense
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Jul 28th 2017
Wine Weekenders: Wine to Grab & Go & Give
Headed for the Cape, Islands, mountains or beach house this weekend? We've got just the thing to bring along: a Wine Weekender 'suitcase' from Formaggio Kitchen. This sturdy, lightweight, reusable and
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Jun 26th 2017
Jean-Paul Dubost’s Extraordinary 2015 Beaujolais-Villages Wine
We've described it as natural, happy, delicious and (yes) perfect. Why? Because in the 2015 vintage this hits all the pleasure points: bright, juicy fruit, just-right acidity, plush tannins and a scoo
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