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 [...]
...a reason to enjoy getting to the airport early! Â Thanks to Vino Volo, a wine bar open only in airports who's name actually means 'wine flight' in Italian, you can. On a recent trip out of Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, I was thrilled to find Vino Volo close to my gate. Its a [...]
Caudalie Vinothérapie® Spas have added to their spa family opening their fifth spa in the beautiful new Yeatman Hotel in Oporto, Portugal. While I haven't yet experienced it (the spa opened last week, hotel opened 26 September), reading their website, brochure and looking at the pictures has me wanting to pack my bags for my [...]