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Category Archives: terroir
Champagne Tarlant – the one Champagne I really cannot get enough of :-)
Champagne Tarlant, is a small independent champagne grower in Oeuilly, in the Vallée de la Marne. The Tarlants started growing grapes and making still wine in the 17th century and almost as soon as the technology allowed it Louis Tarlant, … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, social media, terroir, Wine Regions, Wine Review
Tagged Benoit Tarlant, Brut Nature, Brut Zero, Champagne, Champagne Tarlant, Family estate, Jean Mary Tarlant, Louis Tarlant, Melanie Tarlant, Oeuilly, single vineyard Champagne, Tarlant, Tarlant Brrut Zero NV, Tarlant Brut Zero NV, Vallée de la Marne, Zero Dosage
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A little Port history at the Graham’s & Sandeman’s lodge in Villa Nova de Gaia
In the run up to this Fridays’s first International #PortDay organised by the Centre for Wine Origins I would like to share the beautiful experience fellow #winelover Onneca Guelbenzu and I had visiting a few Port Lodges at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Porto, terroir, wine eductation, Wine Origins, Wine Regions, Wine Review
Tagged #PortDay, #WineLover, Center for Wine Origins, Douro, Fortified WIne, Graham's, Graham's Lodge, Peter Symington, Port, Port History, Port Lodges, Port Wine, Sandeman Port, Sandeman's, Sandeman's Don, Symington Family, Villa Nova de Gaia
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The Natural European Wines Conference (#NEW11) part 2 – the VinNatur tasting
After my report about the actual Natural European Wines Conference (#NEW11) organised by VinNatur, it is now time to talk about the tasting. I had thoroughly enjoyed the conference and was really looking forward to now taste some prime examples … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, terroir, wine fair, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged #NEW11, Carso, Corte Sant'Alda, Coter Vasja, Kars, Lusenti, Malvasia, Mosaico Piacentino, Natural European Wines Conference, natural wine, Natural Wine Tasting, Simbiosa, Terran, Valle Unite, Valpolicella, VinNatur, Vitovska
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My report on the 2011 Natural European Wines (#new11) conference in Zurich
On November 14-15th the first Natural European Wines Conference took place in Zurich. The conference was organised by VinNatur, an Italian Organisation of Natural Wine Producers and Isabelle Legeron MW. Both VinNatur and Isabelle are committed to promoting quality natural … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, terroir, wine eductation, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged #NEW11, Claude Bourgignon, Federico Giotti, Federico Giotto, fermentation management, guidelines for natural wine, Isabelle Legeron MW, Jonathan Nossiter, Lydia Bourgignon, must, Natural European Wines, Natural European Wines Conference, natural wine, Natural Wine Producers, soil composition, tactile tasting, Terje Meling, terrir wine, Terroir, Vinmonopolet, VinNatur, yeast
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Terroir
The notion of Terroir has been on my mind a lot these last few days – partly because I have been studying for the Wine Location Specialist Certificate Program from the Center of Wine Origins and partly because the first … Continue reading
Posted in terroir, wine eductation, Wine Regions, wine tasting
Tagged #terroircamp, Champagne, Location Specialist Program, Porto, Terroir, Terroir camp, wine origins
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