A great quote from Grégory Patriat, Winemaker for the Jean-Claude Boisset Winery in Burgundy, as he lead a Wine Seminar at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival last weekend. Our 45 minutes with him was definitely one of the highlights! Grégory introduced us to the Burgundy, France wine region which runs from Chablis AOC in [...]
At midnight tonight, the third Thursday of November, France celebrates their annual tradition...the uncorking of the new Beaujolais Nouveau wine and the beginning of "Beaujolais Nouveau Day." Beaujolais Nouveau (pronunciation) is a red wine made from the Gamay grapes, first planted by the Romans in the Beaujolais Province south of the Burgundy region/north of Lyon. [...]
The wines of Provence's 6 regions could take you months and years to cover so what a great place to explore! During our 8 day Journey we covered 4 key AOCs (Appellation d'Origine Controlée, France's wine classification system). Côtes-du-Rhône These wines have a longer history than any other French wine dating back to the Romans [...]
Last night I stopped downstairs into my local Whole Foods and they were having a Champagne Tasting. Yes please! I'm definitely a bubbly fan although my favorite sparking beverage is Prosecco (Italian Sparkling Wine, fruity & bright, usually a great price point around $12). I'd never been into champagne, probably too many cheapo bottles on [...]
Marks & Spencer (M&S) London has been selling them like crazy since their June launch and this week M&S Hong Kong started selling them... Le Froglet wine in individual plastic wine glasses! The Tulip, developed by James Nash of Wine Innovations Ltd., was presented on BBC's popular tv show "Dragon's Den," where entrepreneurs pitch their [...]