Essential Wine Hacks
Given the fact that we're all drinking more wine these days, its nice to have some new tips and tricks up your sleeves. Here are some of our top wine hacks that are here to save the day. We've tested these out and...
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Jurade de Saint Emilion, A Harvest Festival
Read nowBan des Vendages or Jurade de Saint-Emilion is a celebration of wine harvest and heritage of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion. Usually held in late fall or at the start of harvest season, the Jurade (Ambassadors of the wines of...
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Bordeaux Reimagined: The New Bordeaux are anything but the stuffy cliché
Read nowIt’s time to set aside the image of French Bordeaux aficionados as cartoonish wine snobs, whose own age reflects the age of the wines in their cellars, and instead to embrace the new Bordeaux! If you enjoy world class wines...
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A Primer on Eco-Friendly Wine Labels
Read nowWinemaking is incredibly complex, yet wine labels are tiny. They read like coded messages because a lot of information is contained in a little piece of beautifully-designed real estate. Every single element must transmit a wealth of information. In this...
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Meet Our Wine Buyer
Read nowMonica Yu is our Wine Buyer and has been a part of Plume Ridge Bottle Shop since inception. She is responsible for sourcing wines from all regions and follows our philosophy of wine as a lifestyle and wine, like food,...
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A Year in the Life of a Grape Grower
For Northern California grape growers, November is recovery time. After the flurry of harvest activity and the bright explosion of vineyard color, a brisk wind tears the leaves from the vines exposing their skeletal canes to the elements. On clear mornings, ground fog hovers in low areas over the dormant vines while underground, their roots search for nutrients in the soil.Read now
