Orange wines for October holidays
Drink Up! By David Setley Happy Halloween! Pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin ales, ginger-spiced cookies, and candy corn are as synonymous with the holiday as witches, ghouls and goblins. How about wine? This time of year, I look for wines that complement the colors of...The best of the California wine harvest!
Drink Up! By David Setley Last week was a celebration of the French wine harvest; this week, let’s travel west to California. The Golden State is popular for Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, both of which are grown throughout many wine countries and originated in...The French wine harvest is here!
Drink Up! By David Setley The wine grape harvest in France known as la vendage is nearly complete. In some regions, la vendage started as early as mid-August; it ends mid to late October. This week’s article will focus on some iconic regions of France and offer...Pinotage and the wines of South Africa
Drink Up! with David Setley, Passion Vines Oct. 12, 2024 is International Pinotage Day. Pinotage is an outstanding, yet lesser-known wine from one of the world’s lesser-known wine regions: South Africa. Many of us think of Africa as being quite hot, yet South Africa,...
