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Five Facts About Roussanne That Will Make You Look Like A True Wine Expert!
What is Roussanne? A type of Vitis vinifera grape with beautiful golden skin that burnishes to copper during ripening, Roussanne is one of the four
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Rosé FAQ
Why do we call this pink wine ‘rosé’? Rosé is the French word for the color pink, and English-speaking wine regions are historically rather francophilic
Beyond the Bottle: Exploring the World of Wine Packaging
A bottle of wine by any other name… Like most good things in life, wine comes in all shapes and sizes. The grocery store stocks 5
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Malbec
We gathered the top questions searched about this special varietal to put together a primer with all the basics in one place. What is
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Oak Cooperage and Winemaking
The Timeless Tradition of Oak Cooperage in Winemaking Oak has been used in winemaking for thousands of years. It’s a durable water- and rot-resistant wood
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Sparkling Wine: In history, in the cellar, in the glass.
TYPES OF SPARKLES (And is there a difference between sparkling wine and Champagne, anyway?) It’s the epitome of celebration, the exclamation point on a
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Maureen O'Callaghan
Assistant Winemaker
Hi my name is Maureen!
I attended wine school at the Institute of Enology and Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College from 2014-16. Professionally I started out in the industry on the growing side, working as a harvest intern and then viticulturist on Red Mountain. I joined Merry Cellars as the assistant winemaker in 2021.