Petite, Petit and Petite Petit

• Posted on 24 February 2020
• Posted in Durif, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah
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When the word ‘petite’ or ‘petit’ is part of a grape variety name, it indicates the size of the berries. Size matters as the smaller the grape, the less juice it will yield. In addition, the grape will have more surface area of skin relative to the amount of juice. Red wine made from smaller berried grapes can be more pigmented and more tannic as there is less juice to dilute these characteristics.

One of Wine’s “Pioneer Women” – Carol Shelton

• Posted on 18 June 2019
• Posted in 22 Pirates, California, Carignane, Carol Shelton, Cinsault, grenache, Petite Sirah, rose, Syrah
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Carol Shelton was born and raised in Rochester, New York, and then moved to San Mateo, California. She went to the University of California Davis (UC Davis,) studying poetry, though having an undeclared major until the fateful day, in her freshman year, when she took a tour of Sebastiani Winery.

Kosher Wines & Recanati Winery

• Posted on 16 April 2019
• Posted in barbera, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, chardonnay, Colombard, kosher, merlot, Petite Sirah, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah
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Kosher wines are regular wines, produced in observance of, and in compliance with, Jewish religious dietary laws (Kashrut). The religious laws outline a standard for food preparation as well as winemaking.