Non-Sparkling Red Wine From Champagne?
Savouring and learning about still Champagnes is a rite of passage to becoming a wine wizard.
Coralie et Damien Delecheneau Trinqu'âmes 2018 (Touraine, Loire Valley)
The 4.5 year-old, medium-yellow Trinqu’âmes Touraine Sauvignon saw significant development with notes of honey and wet rock that is almost Chenin-like. Delicious with foie gras.
Pascal Clément Savigny-Les-Beaune “Dessus les Vermots” 2017, Bourgogne, France
Wine review: Pascal Clément Savigny-Les-Beaune “Dessus-les-Vermots” 2017. As far as wine is concerned, infanticide is not a felony but an inevitable guilty pleasure that will haunt us until the end of time. (89/100)
Wine VS Inflation (vol. 1): 1865 from Chile
Let’s hold a bottle of wine in one hand, raise a middle finger in another, and say “eff you” to inflation, shall we? Discover the wines of 1865 and their exceptional price-to-quality ratio.
Tasting with Aldegheri from Valpolicella Classico
An interview with Cantine Aldegheri published on Good Food Revolution. To read the original interview, follow this link.
Domaine des Echardières “Le Long Bec”, Touraine Chenonceaux Blanc
A few weeks ago, an unexpected encounter with this Touraine Chenonceaux at a liquor store caught me by surprise. A rare sighting, because their wines are so hard to find!
Wine: A January Perspective
Maybe you have always been wanting to cut back on the booze, or maybe you have tried Dry January once, realized swearing wine off completely simply won’t work, and decided moderation is a better strategy. There is no better time than January to be extra vigilant of the libations we put in our bodies, make better decisions, and put real meaning behind “Enjoy Responsibly”.
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Make Love. Drink Rosé. Vice Versa.
The thing about love is that you will never run out of it. It's an ever-flowing river, and this river is pink.
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10 Red Grape Varieties in the Loire Valley
How is a wine region as emblematically north as the Loire Valley capable of producing serious red wines? Despite its northerly position in the world map of wine, Loire is a mosaic of multiple terroirs and climats that allow red varieties to not only thrive, but to produce wines that highlight each appellation’s remarkable diversity and unique personas.