Vintage Gardens: The Gardens at Schmidt Family Vineyards are Immeasurably Beautiful – by Rhonda Nowak
“He hath a garden circummured with brick, Whose western side is with a vineyard back’d…” William Shakespeare, “ Measure for Measure,” 1604 The bard’s “Measure for Measure” is set in Vienna where Shakespeare knew gardens and vineyards...
The Grape in Your Glass: Touriga Nacional and Tinto Cão – by MJ Daspit
IF YOU’VE EVER OPTED FOR A DESSERT WINE AFTER DINNER, you‘ve probably encountered these Portuguese red varieties. Touriga Nacional is the primary ingredient of Port, and is often blended with Tinto Cão. Both are grown locally and made by a few Rogue ...