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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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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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Napa Valley – part 4 of the Californian Wine Road trip
It seems a long time ago now, but the next wine region I visited on my Californian road trip was the prestigious Napa Valley. I have to admit that I did not really have much of a plan of where … Continue reading
Posted in Californian wine trip, wine eductation, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Broman Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cakebread Cellars, Californian wine, food and wine pairing, Gravity fed winery, Napa Valley, Palmaz, Rutherford, Sauvignon Blanc, Single Vineyard wines, Syrah, wine, wine educator, wine tasting, winery
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A fun time at the #accesszone at the #LIWF (London International Wine Fair) 2011
On Monday I flew to London to help out on the Discovery Wines stand for my old winery Omaka Springs Estates. As always it was great to go to the fair to catch up with a lot of old and … Continue reading
Paso Robles Wine Country and Rhone varieties
Next destination on my wonderful wine trip through California was Paso Robles. I was really excited to visit Paso as a lot of my Californian and International wine friends had been raving about the place. As soon as I drove … Continue reading
Posted in Californian wine trip, Rhone Varieties, wine eductation, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Bordeaux Blend, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian wine, Chateau Neuf du Pape, Denner, Domaine de Beaucastel, Grenache, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo, Mouvedre, Paso Robles, Petit Verdot, Rhone Blends, Rhone Varieties, Syrah, Tablas Creek, wine, wine tasting
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Californian Wine Adventure – Temecula Valley
I have always wanted to learn more about Californian wines so I decided to take a 2 week wine road trip through California to taste my way up from San Diego to Mendocino county:-) 85% of US wine comes from … Continue reading
You can get what you want if you want it bad enough!!
In January, I had an inspiring talk with my @rovingsommelier friend Robert Giorgione and felt like I wanted to learn more about wine yet again. Being quite disappointed that I wasn’t going to start the WSET diploma (thank you very … Continue reading
Wine pairing with an Amsterdam Twist:-)
On Saturday I met my friend Ilkka Siren and was lucky enough to sit in on the filming of a historic episode of Viini TV. Ilkka had paired up with Franco from the Green House Seed Company and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Franco Greenhouse, Ilka Siren, unusual pairing, Viini TV, wine tasting
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