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A few terroir driven Valpolicella producers at the Anteprima Amarone
At the end of January the 2010 Antiprima Amarone took place in Verona. I was lucky enough to be the guest of the Valpolicella Consorzio who also scheduled several visits in the region for us. Amarone is the most prestigious … Continue reading
Posted in Amarone, terroir, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged amarone, anteprima amarone, Damoli - il Merle, Il Bignele, Marco Secondo, Terra de Leone, Terroir, Valpolicella
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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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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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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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My #EWBC introduction to Franciacorta
Last week I attended my second #EWBC (European Wine Bloggers Conference). This year the conference really went global with 35 nations being represented amongst the 216 participants. Our hosts were the consortium of Franciacorta and the venue was the beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in EWBC, FranciaCorta, wine eductation, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Brescia, comparative sparkling wine tasting, Contadi Castaldi, European Wine Bloggers Conference, EWBC, Franciacorta, Franciacorta DOCG, Il Mosnil, Methode Traditional, Saten, Sparkling Wine
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Vinocamp Bordeaux – another lesson in online communication, community recommendations and online wine sales
At the beginning of the month I attended #vinocamp #Bordeaux. This barcamp was a lot bigger than #vinocamp #Lisboa with significantly more winery people attending. Lately I have been pondering about how crucial an online presence has become for any … Continue reading