Tamaioasa romaneasca- A story how Muscat Blanc gets a different name in every country
Would you drink "incense-like" wine? Maybe not the best marketing, but "tamaioasa" means "incense flavored" in Romanian. Given the deeply orthodox influence in this country, it comes as no surprise to name a grape variety like that. We also have "busuioaca", which translates to "basil flavored",...
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Thesaurus Winery – One of the hidden treasures of Silagiu
Romania is housing a couple of boutique wineries, most inspired by a New World approach. Some of these even have hired foreign winemakers who are eager to experiment and bring their know-how to create local brands. Thesaurus has become the second home of David Lockley,...
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A Pocket Guide- White Romanian Grapes- Feteasca Alba
Before delving into another delicious and delicate white grape variety, let's just take a moment and think about vine pests. Some of the grapes and therefore wines we know today in Europe are the result of fighting the great phylloxera invasion of the late XIX-th...
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Behind the keyboard...
Silvia Palasca- web dev by day, wine storyteller by night (or the other way around)
Hello, I'm Silvia, wine and travel enthusiast. Looking to turn my passions into a lifestyle. As I writer and web designer I thrive on great sips and epic scenery. WSET Level 2 graduate, I love writing, talking and analyzing wine. If you have a project in mind, let's talk!
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5 lessons from craft beers for wineries
Beer is the start-up; wine is the corporation. While the beer market is agile, flexible, and reacts within a few months, the wine seems to have frozen in a past era. Lumbersexuals in printed t-shirts are getting ahead the sommeliers with white gloves. The explosion...