Let’s say you or your friend attended a wine class or two and know the grapes used to make Champagne – Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, for sure, and one of you remembers the third one, Pinot Meunier, too. On team trivia night, you guess a typical red Bordeaux has some percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and […]
A wine geek explores Jura’s native grapes, Part I (#Winophiles) Read More »
After spending some virtual time in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, I’ve crossed the border to explore the crisp alpine wines of neighboring Savoie, France. If I were traveling by car, the journey would take about 2 ½ hours – or longer, because I’d want to stop frequently to drink in the stunning mountain scenery. At this
Savoie wine – a non-skier’s reason to visit the French Alps (#WinePW) Read More »
If you live in farm country, you’re probably familiar with cooperatives. Here in Central Pennsylvania, we have a lot of dairy farms too small to survive on their own. So farmers join forces to market their milk to various plants in the area. But I have to admit – until Kevin at Snarky Wine offered
Prosecco, coop-style: What do these tasters say? (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
French. Wine. Together, these may be two of the most intimidating words in our vocabulary. Where to start? When Jeff at foodwineclick challenged the Winophiles blogging group to post advice for a friend new to French wine, I ruminated on this topic for weeks. Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne – France has a total of 11
One name to get you started on French wine (#Winophiles) Read More »
Perhaps you’re flummoxed by the complexity and variety of French wines. Or maybe you haven’t heard of every indigenous Italian grape. Sure. That’s understandable. The world of wine is vast. But chances are, if you’re reading this post, you can rattle off the classic European wine-exporting countries. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany. Right? Bet you
A North Macedonian blend: Vranec and Plavec (#WinePW) Read More »
