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A tall flowering plant related to the thistle family of plants that is native to Mediterranean regions and now grown in a variety of locations throughout the world.

Most notably known as "Chardonnay". A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine.

Most notably known as "Chardonnay". A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine.

A grape varietal, most notably known as Chardonnay, used in the production of white and sparkling wine.

A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine. Where the Beaunois varietal originated has not been verified, but it has definitely earned a reputation and a home in France’s Burgundy region.

Pronounced shar-dunay. A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine. Where the Chardonnay varietal originated has not been verified, but it has definitely earned a reputation and a home in France’s Burgundy region.

Broad descriptive term for full bodied wine with powerful flavor and aroma.

Pronounced kawr-byayr. A wine producing district in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. A majority of wines produced in Corbières AC is red (94%), rosé (4%) and white (2%) are produced in small quantities.

A corn product made from hominy that has been coarsely cracked. (Hominy is also coarsely ground. There are medium and finely ground versions, too.) Traditionally, the word samp, from the Algonquin, nasàump, referred simply to “hominy” and was not a name given to a specific type of hominy or as a reference to the size of the pieces after cracking or grinding, and so, over the years, the word samp, became a term that was interchangeable with the term hominy.

A big heart-shaped, oblong fruit that is dark green in color with short, soft spines. The juicy white flesh is embedded with black shiny seeds and has a flavor similar to pineapple and mangoes.

A fresh water fish that is found in the Great Lakes and other large lakes in the upper United States and Canada.

A sweet, cylindrical shaped, yeast bread that is a traditional Italian bread served for holidays. Translated to mean "big bread," it is a bead that has a light, delicate texture spiced with raisins, candied fruit and nuts.

A cold-blooded, backboned, aquatic animal that lives in every region of the world. Fish are harvested for their highly nutritious meat and for the oil that is extracted and used as a food product or as an ingredient for a wide variety of commercially prepared products.