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THANKSGIVING WINES Aligoté is the second white grape of Burgundy, with a reputation that has long been eclipsed by that of Chardonnay. However, its reputation of only producing simple, lean and acid driven wines is beginning to change with the advancement of technology and know-how in the vineyards, not...

VARIETALS YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH: ALIGOTÉ Aligoté is the second white grape of Burgundy, with a reputation that has long been eclipsed by that of Chardonnay. However, its reputation of only producing simple, lean and acid driven wines is beginning to change with the advancement of technology...

WINES FOR EARTH DAY CELEBRATE EARTH DAY, WITH WINE! Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, Natural, Clean, and Vegan wines are everywhere, but what do these terms mean? These wines still taste like wine, so it all comes down to how they’re made. Sustainable wines are produced with limited environmental impact in...

OREGON WINE MONTH The modern history of Oregon wine is centered around the Willamette Valley, where David Lett established Eyrie Vineyards in the Dundee Hills in 1966, after an extensive search for the right combination of soils and climate for Pinot Noir. His pursuit for the perfect place to...

CHILEAN WINE AND SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability is top of mind for us in the wine business these days. The way a producer chooses to use their resources, including their soils, production needs, and people, has become more and more important to us as retailers, sommeliers, and restaurateurs because we have...

PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY At long last Premiere Napa Valley 2021 is finally upon us! Premiere Napa Valley is one of our favorite events at Gary’s Wine and Marketplace and we’re so excited that the event has been rescheduled to June this year. It’s the perfect opportunity for us to...

NATIONAL PROSECCO WEEK 2021 Prosecco week is here! Together with the Prosecco DOC Consortium, we’re celebrating the world’s most popular sparkling wine. Prosecco’s growth has been tremendous, and it’s no wonder! It’s the perfect sparkler to enjoy for any occasion and it makes for an excellent addition to fizzy...

Summer is here, the kids are done with school, and we’re released into the great outdoors to soak up as much sunshine as possible. Most excitingly, it’s time for summer-y barbecue wines.

With mixed fanfare, school is back in session. Finally, those of us of drinking age can setting back into more practical routines, and maybe(?) get some actual work done. I mean, sure, vacation was great. The road trip was absolutely necessary and welcomed, but the pull of home, and whatever...

THE ABC’S OF CAVA THE SPARKLING SIDE OF SPAINSparkling wine lovers, take note! Cava Discovery Week is here, and we are celebrating all that Spain’s leading sparkling wine has to offer from its various styles to seemingly endless food pairing abilities. Based on the numbers, Cava’s global popularity is...

The 2005 vintage in Bordeaux was a blockbuster, and for more reasons than we knew at the time. The growing season itself was almost perfect. It was sunny and warm without any heat spikes, and followed by a leisurely harvest that allowed the growers to pick whenever they wanted....

This month, we at Gary’s Wine & Marketplace are paying tribute to women in wine. The long and winding road towards women’s equality in this worldwide industry is being paved by many talented and hardworking women from winemakers to CEOs to retailers and every role in between. California is...