Wine Bottle Anatomy and Types
Cute artistic stylizations aside, you may never have paid much attention to the shapes of wine bottles except for noting small differences here and...
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Explaining Wine Glass Types
Learning about wines can be tricky enough without complicating it with all the peripherals with decanters, openers, storage options, etc. For a sim...
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What Does a Sommelier Do?
Generally speaking, wine industry experts and amateur aficionados alike use a lot of fancy terms. While most people probably have a basic understan...
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How to Pick Wines for Hosting a Gathering
Finally, you've done it. You've agreed to host a dinner night for friends and family. You've polled everyone for the preferences, sensitivities, al...
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What Makes Wines Sweet or Dry?
What makes wine sweet is intuitive: sugar. That is to say, naturally occurring sugar—mostly fructose, but glucose to an extent too. Glucose is more...
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How Does a Drought Impact California wine?
California's last twelve months have been the driest in a century. Sonoma County, where Ram's Gate Winery calls home, is one of several counties to...
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Thanksgiving Menu - Side Dish
This traditional Thanksgiving side dish has been elevated to a new level and depth of flavor. Whether you are serving it alongside turkey, ham or e...
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Thanksgiving Menu - First Course
Start your Thanksgiving feast with this simple, yet delicious first course. Butternut Squash Soup is a classic autumn dish and paired with our 2018...
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It's Always a Good Time for Sparkling Wine
At Ram’s Gate Winery, we absolutely believe that any time is a good time for sparkling wine. Summer’s here, and with 2021 bringing new hope for he...
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New Release Spotlight: 2018 Pinot Noir, Ram's Gate Estate
At Ram’s Gate Winery, we are not necessarily in love with exclamation points, although we have been known to use them when we become overly excited...
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New Release Spotlight: 2018 Pinot Noir, Cellar Note
At Ram’s Gate Winery, we specially love each of our varietals. Like children, there are no favorites, simply varying treatments, responses, and ac...
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New Release Spotlight: 2019 Chardonnay, Ram's Gate Estate
At Ram’s Gate, we are Chardonnay loyalists who study this wine varietal with the sole purpose of finding sites that will allow these complex grapes...
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