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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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Grands jours de Champagne?
Whilst there are plenty of international wine fairs, a lot of winemakers prefer to show off their wines on home territory. It gives them the opportunity to really woe the diverse audience of national and international press, importers, distributors and … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, terroir, wine fair, wine tasting
Tagged Artisans de Champagne, Champagne, Champagne Tasting, Circle of Wine Writers, Grands jours de Bourgogne, Grands jours de Champagne, Talents et Terroirs de Champagne, tasting, Terres et Vins de Champagne, Trait-d'Union, vins clairs
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Not quite en Primeur Bordeaux and Old Vintage Beaujolais
Today I want to talk about RED wine; in fact I want to share my experience of two rather unusual tastings I attended recently. I call them unusual as tastings of this kind are normally not associated with these wines. … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Bordeaux, wine tasting
Tagged 2011 vintage, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, En Primeur, Fête des Crus, Fleurie, Juliénas, Margaux, Millesima, Miss Vicky Wine, Morgon, Moulin à Vent, Old vintage tasting, Pessac-Leognan, Pomerol, red wine, Régnié, Saint Amour., St Emillion, St Estephe, St Julien
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Where I look for terroir and bubbles when I am not in Champagne
I am intrinsically attracted to quirky slightly off beat places and tend to look for them wherever I go. Today I want to talk about 2 of these places; I feel they belong in this blog as they have become … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, terroir, wine eductation, wine tasting
Tagged Champagne, CHAMPAGNOTHÈQUE®, tasting with a twist, Terroirific, Terror, wine tasting
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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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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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