Sense of Place

Tag: Mediterranean wine

  • Wines of Israel and Palestine

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    Nicolette Cagle
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    This post was originally written in September 2019. Some updates were added in 2026 to reflect modern geopolitics. The wines in this tasting come from a geographically small but remarkably varied part of the southern Levant. Vineyards extend from the high, volcanic landscapes of the Golan Heights to the limestone hills around Jerusalem and Bethlehem…

  • Greek Wine Notes

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    Nicolette Cagle
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    Greek wine reaches back through thousands of years of cultivation, cultural exchange, disruption, and revival. This tasting explores several of Greece’s distinctive native grapes and the landscapes that shape them—from the elevated vineyards of Macedonia to the limestone soils of Kefalonia and the high plateaus of the Peloponnese. Greek Wine History. Wine has been produced…