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 …
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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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