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Why You Should Be Drinking More Mountain Wines
Grown at high elevations with sharp swings between daytime sun and chilly nights, these wines tend to be crisp, bright, and full of detail. Whites like Jacquère, Altesse, Erbaluce, and Petite Arvine show off clarity and texture – often with a cool mineral core or a subtle herbal lift. The reds, like Schiava, Mondeuse, and even the occasional Gamay or Cornalin, are light and structured with more personality than power. These are wines made for movement – for lunch after a hike, or dinner with friends when you want something that tastes like where you are. And that’s kind of…
About Me
HI, I’M AUBREY
Welcome to Between the Vines! This is a place where I will write about things and hopefully someone will read them. The theme? What I believe to be a microcosm of our world – the dinner table. Pretentious neologism aside, I promise it means something! The dinner is a self-contained place, where food, wine, and ideas can come together – albeit sometimes too loudly and unrefined – to make us all feel a little more alive and connected. There’s something fundamental about it, something meaningful. It’s the connective tissue of our communities and the heartbeat of our homes. So I will write about just that. Wine, food, and anything else that is suitable for dinner table chatter (and trust me, there’s a lot.)
