BLOUGE WINE?

BLOUGE WINE?

Let’s start with the name: BLOUGE. The word originates from the combination of blanc and rouge—white and red. Blanc + Rouge = Blouge. The term is used today to refer to wines that play precisely on this boundary: they seek to combine the freshness and lightness...
Why do you turn a bottle of Col Fondo upside down?

Why do you turn a bottle of Col Fondo upside down?

If you have ever happened to see someone gently turn a bottle upside down before opening it, you have probably asked yourself the same question: Why do that? No, it’s not a sommelier quirk. And no, it’s not even a mistake. In the case of Col Fondo and many...