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Syrah: An Intriguing Red Wine

March 20, 2017 – 10:52 am

Syrah is an intriguing wine to learn about and a delicious wine to pair with many entrées.

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Are You Celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau Day?

November 19, 2015 – 3:26 pm

Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day today! November 19!

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Champagne Story Is Intriguing

October 24, 2015 – 12:06 pm

Yesterday was Champagne Day. I love the idea of Champagne Day and sparkling wine celebrations. Unfortunately there is some erroneous information about the development of champagne.

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The Spectrum of Dry Riesling

August 25, 2015 – 8:03 am

One of the wine discovery sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was titled The Spectrum of Dry Riesling. I attended this session, in part because I enjoy dry Rieslings and this session was featuring Rieslings from Alsace in France. Louise Jordan DWS talked about the region and conducted a tasting of three Rieslings from […]

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Does Franciacorta Sparkling Wine Rival Champagne?

May 7, 2015 – 1:01 am

The Franciacorta area of Italy is said to be home to some sparkling wines that some say may rival champagnes from France.

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A Busy Day in Champagne Wine Country

April 11, 2015 – 12:21 am

Yesterday was delightfully busy with our small press tour group that followed the end of the International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC.) Following a quick, light breakfast at the Continental Hotel in Reims, we boarded a Champagne shuttle bus that took us to the Cathedral of Notre Dame….

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What I’m Looking for while in Champagne

April 4, 2015 – 6:12 am

We are off to Reims in a couple days for the International Wine Tourism Conference. This will be a second trip to Reims. My first visit was during the summer of 2013. The group of winemakers and wine growers that Kathy and I were with visited four champagne producers. I feel much more prepared for […]

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Sparkling wine before champagne

March 16, 2015 – 9:58 am

The sparkling wine, champagne, as we know it today evolved over hundreds of years, as opposed to being invented by a single person at a single time. Although the Champagne region of France excelled at making champagne, once embraced, other people were deliberately making wine that had effervescence a century before the Champenois. The French […]

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Beyond Bubbles: The Essence of Champagne

February 19, 2015 – 9:18 am

Steady columns of minuscule bubbles rise to the surface forming the mousse. All senses including observation are heightened. The bubbles foreshadow what is to come: an explosion of effervescence in the mouth, aromas and tastes that bring smiles to faces, sensual sensations that extend beyond self to the immediate surroundings and a cleansed palate that […]

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Discover the Champagne Tourist Route

January 22, 2015 – 10:06 am

Have you traveled the Champagne Route in France?

The Champagne Tourist Route in the Champagne region of France is long. The route is divided into five separate trails….

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