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Beyond the Bubbles: the Esssence of Champagne
The essence of champagne for me is its strong sense of unity that bridges across the regions diversity. It starts at appellation level; Champagne is the only AOC for the sparkling wine of the region. Unlike other French appellations, there … Continue reading
Wine Bloggers Conference Portland 2012 & Pre-trip to Eugene
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Posted in EWBC, Food and Wine Pairing, networking, WBC, Wine Regions
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Being a blogger, press trips and different ways to visit and learn…
I have been thinking a lot lately about blogger’s trips and other freebie’s and what they mean to me or what I expect to take away from them. I think all of this has been brought on by the discussion … Continue reading
Champagne vine rumours, bubbly tastings and rock and roll
This post is a little out of the ordinary as it is probably the most personal message I have ever written to be published in public. Then again sometimes honesty is the only way to make yourself heard… Last week … Continue reading
A quick review of Prowein 2012
Last weekend I attended Prowein in Dusseldorf. Over the past decade Prowein has developed itself into THE wine fair to attend in Europe. It attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the world and with a lot of determination and … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, networking, Uncategorized, wine eductation, wine fair, Wine Regions, wine tasting
Tagged #WineLover, Australian trail tasting, distributor, Ecological and Organic Wine Hall, free wifi, importer, Institute of Masters of Wine, introduction to Wines of Turkey tasting, lack of free wifi, MW Master Class, Organic Wine, Prowein, tasting experience, wine, Wine Australia, wine business, Wine Fair, wine tasting, Wines of Turkey
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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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Lessons learned at the Adegga Wine Market 2011 (#AWM2011)
On the first of December I attended the Adegga Wine Market (#AWM2011 on twitter) in Lisbon. The Wine Market is a project of Adegga, Portugal’s largest wine review site. It started out rather small 3 years ago when the Adegga … Continue reading
My private Piper Heidsieck tasting became a life changing experience in Champagne
As some of you may know I have been travelling for most of the summer looking for the next place to settle and find my place in the (wine) world. Since I passed the certified sommelier exam in February this … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, wine marketing, Wine Origins, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Champagne, Charles Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck 1983 Blanc des Millénaires, Charles Heidsieck 1995 Blanc des Millénaires, Christian Holthausen, Piper-Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck Rare 2002, Régis Camus
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