That Champagne Feeling…
Exciting times here at Wine and Words – earlier this week I was declared the winner of the Belgian finals of the Concours Européen des Ambassadeurs du Champagne, the European Champagne Ambassadors’ Awards Competition,...
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Monthly Musings of a Wine Lover – June
It’s been very quiet here on the blog these past months – so much so that I should probably rename these ‘monthly musings’ to ‘bi-annual musings’…. But it was for all the right reasons,...
Vertical: Passion and Pinot on the Oregon Wine Trail, by Rex Pickett (Book Review)
Don’t hold it against me, but I’m endlessly fascinated by bacchanals – from references in the classics, in fine arts, in Lord Byron’s poetry and the 1990’s bestseller The Secret History by Donna Tartt, to...
Cava: Much More Than Cheap Bubbly
Cava is a sparkling wine made according to the traditional method (like champagne). It’s produced all over Spain, but mainly in Catalonia, in the northeast of the country. Currently around 250 producers of cava are delivering roughly 250...
How to Become a Better Wine Taster: Training Your Nose
In the countless wine tastings, courses and classes of the past decade, I’ve had the pleasure of observing wine tasters of all walks of life. And they roughly fall in one of two categories:...
A Wine Road Less Travelled: Picpoul de Pinet
Our professional association of Sommeliers-Conseil celebrated the new year with a tasting of AOP Picpoul de Pinet – the Languedoc’s largest white wine appellation, in which white wines are made from the ancient grape variety Piquepoul Blanc. Picpoul’s...
Video: Barolism. An Authentic Love Song for Barolo
Blinking City, a Milan-based production studio, has recently made a short film about Barolo, with the not-so-appealing title: ‘Barolism | Harvest Time in the Land of Barolo’. The film itself, however, is totally worth watching....
The Top Wine Trends for 2017
2016 has been a bad year for celebrities, but a good one here at Wine & Words, with developing the business, launching the blog, a series of well-received wine classes and workshops, and a...
80 Cool, Unique and Useful Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers
I’m not one of those people who think holidays and celebrations are all about presents, glitter and spending money. Yet, surrounded as I am by wine lovers and wine enthusiasts (which is no coincidence, I’m...
Monthly Musings of a Wine Lover – December
In the face of all the atrocities and misery in the world, devoting an important part of your life to a luxury product like wine can feel a bit shallow. Yet at the same...
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