Loire Valley wine

Holy snails! A summer Sauv Blanc worth sipping slowly (#Winophiles)

“The Holy Snail” – Who could resist a name like that? Or the $12.99 price? I’m in! Casting aside doubts (we’ll get to those later), I grabbed a bottle of this fun-sounding Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc off the shelf at Whole Foods. It’s been a busy week of painting outside, a task best left for […]

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Organic Muscadet and must-have oysters (#Winophiles)

“You must pair this wine with oysters,” Carol insists as she hands over an organic Muscadet Sèvre et Maine from the lower Loire Valley of France. OK, I don’t recall whether those were her exact words, but the message was crystal clear. Carol is the owner of a small local wine shop that specializes in

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Top 10 life lessons from the wines of 2020

2020 – What a year, right? Collectively, we’re probably all ready to wash our hands of this crazy year. But wait, 2020 also brought its share of positive and life-changing events for a lot of us – marriages, babies, new homes. For the spouse and I, 2020 was the year of the big migration –

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Funky Loire pét nat was born for goat cheese pizza (#Winophiles)

OK, I admit it – I like off-beat, quirky, unusual wine (and some people and places, too). So naturally, I’m drawn to funky pét nat. “Pét nat” stands for pétillant naturel and refers to wine made in the Méthode Ancestrale (ancestral method). It’s a tricky business, really. The winemaker has to bottle and cap the

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Ready to pour yourself a bubbly and curl up with a book?

You’ve dashed around town, wrapped your holiday gifts, and baked your cookies. Now it’s time to put up your feet and R-E-L-A-X! Go ahead – pour yourself a glass a bubbly (c’mon, you know you want to) and grab a good book. If historical fiction is your genre, an easy and engaging read this holiday

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