As they say in France on the third Thursday of November each year, Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé, the Beaujolais [pronounced BOE-zjoh-lay] Nouveau has arrived! This 60 year tradition celebrating the first wine vintage of the year to celebrate the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau, a red wine made in less than 10 weeks from the Gamay [...]
Toasted Pascal Boye, director of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, kicking off the French Regional Wine Luncheon at the 2011 Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Four delicious Bistro de Paris courses were paired with four sublime Champagnes from Nicolas Feuillatte and proved just that. Most people think of Champagne only as an aperitif or celebratory beverage but [...]
On a flight now to Orlando for this 16th annual food and wine lovers dream festival! Our first visit last year was a blast and this year I'm looking forward to new experiences including: Epcot Wine School: I'm attending one of the five wine schools offered during the festival. Sunday's school is 'Bewitched, Bothered and [...]
Very excited for tomorrow's second-annual Champagne Day, Friday 28 October! What a great way to celebrate Friday! Champagne Day started last year, by the Champagne Bureau, as a grassroots online effort to celebrate the sparkling wine that comes exclusively from the Champagne region of France. Tomorrow not only can you participate in the digital world, [...]
As we departed for our last summer beach weekend Saturday, I grabbed a few rosés from the wine rack to enjoy on the trip. Sunday night we opened a bottle I'd been saving from a great vineyard we visited in Provence during our September 2009 trip, Château Sainte Roseline. Château Sainte Roseline is just outside [...]