Update on Oceano Zero Last month, we told you about our new Oceano Zero non-alcoholic wines. This month, we’re excited to give you an update on the formulation of those wines. We’re working with BevZero on this process and, a couple of weeks ago, we visited them for two days of wine tasting and adjusting. …
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A Seahorse Kind of Love
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching tomorrow, lots of people are thinking about love. If you’re subscribed to our newsletter (you can sign up here), you’ve already seen our suggestions for wine pairings for Valentine’s Day dinner and notes on why most wines don’t pair well with chocolate. (Don’t worry! If you missed the newsletter, we’ve …
Rachel’s Journey to Oceano
As we’re getting ready to launch our new non-alcoholic wines this year, I’m excited to welcome curious new visitors to the Oceano site and blog. I’m Rachel Martin, Oceano’s founder, winemaker and CEO, and I’m thrilled to tell you more about our company. Wine has been a part of my life for as long as …
Ask Rachel Anything: What is a Vintner?
What is a vintner’s job? – Name Thank you for the question. I can talk about my work as a vintner for days, but I’ll try to just hit the main points. What is a Vintner? I get asked this a lot, and it’s a great question because “vintner” can mean different things to different people. …
Anatomy of a Seafood Tower
The anatomy of a seafood tower is more than just a clever way to arrange and display chilled shellfish. It is more akin to a work of culinary art than a mere appetizer. Of course, there is more than one way to shuck an oyster. Many great culinary masters have made their own versions of …
Pasta and Wine Pairing: Fresh Tomato Sauce and Helios Kordonia Pasta
Pasta and Wine pairing is an art that goes back to, well, the beginning of pasta. Historians are not quite sure when pasta was invented but they agree it could have been anywhere between 4th century B.C. to 13th century A.D. Either way, we know that wine stretches as far back as the Neolithic period …
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