In 2010, a Nordic diver discovered a shipwreck off the coast of Finland in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The shipwreck had an incredible treasure: over 100 well-preserved bottles of champagne from the 1840s, and 47 of them were Veuve Clicquot cuvées from the time of Madame Clicquot herself. After several teams of œnologistsContinueContinue reading “How an underwater treasure developed into a 40-year experiment and a luxury voyage of a lifetime “
Category Archives: Wine around the world
What I’m Drinking – LES LUMIÈRES
How a solo trip to Marseille lead to a serendipitous wine discovery that I will never forget The South of France is a state of mind – the rolling lavender fields, the Cypress trees looming over the villages, and of course the wine. It’s a mindset, an almost mystical ideal. With an unusually rainy andContinueContinue reading “What I’m Drinking – LES LUMIÈRES”
Is Swiss wine a thing?
We all think of the Alps, the cheese, the beautiful rolling hills, the cute little villages within hiking distance of one another, the chocolate and of course the watches. What we don’t often think of is the wine. Does Switzerland make wine? Yes! And it’s quite tasty at that. Grapevines in Switzerland are recorded toContinueContinue reading “Is Swiss wine a thing?”
Let’s go wine tasting on the world’s most active volcano
It’s a widely known fact that Italy is one of the world’s oldest wine growing regions. We often think of Piemonte, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, the list goes on. However, there is a very important part of Italy that has often been overlooked, until recently, and that is Sicily. Wine is grown in many regions of Sicily,ContinueContinue reading “Let’s go wine tasting on the world’s most active volcano”
Wine in France & What I’m Drinking
One of the reasons I’ve long-dreamt of moving to France was the sheer abundance of wine. Wine is truly part of everyday life here and inherent in the culture. Many French people grow up having little tastes of wine here and there at family dinners well before they reach the legal drinking age of 18ContinueContinue reading “Wine in France & What I’m Drinking”
Exclusive Tasting – Bodega Numanthia
One of the perks of getting to work for a large wine group is that if they own other brands, you can discover new wines and new regions that you maybe wouldn’t have the opportunity to otherwise. For me, I’ve been dreaming a lot lately about going to Spain. The sun, the food, the music…ContinueContinue reading “Exclusive Tasting – Bodega Numanthia”
48 Hours in Reims, Champagne
Reims is an ideal home base for a trip to Champagne. Planning a wine trip in one of France’s wine regions can be overwhelming due to the amount of wineries available to visit. Not only is Reims extremely walkable, but many of the major Maisons are there, such as Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Taittinger, and Lanson.ContinueContinue reading “48 Hours in Reims, Champagne”
Tasting my way through France
Recapping two French wine events visited in the last month If you’re looking for a place to gather with like-minded fellow wine geeks, France is the place for you. When I lived in California, we of course had the occasional wine fair or exposition. However, here in Paris and in the surrounding wine regions thereContinueContinue reading “Tasting my way through France”
2 French white wines that refreshed my palate
In following a dream I’ve had since high school French class, I moved to Paris to get my Master’s degree, immerse myself in the culture, better understand French wines and become fluent in the language. For a while I knew that working at a wine bar would be a great way to expose myself toContinueContinue reading “2 French white wines that refreshed my palate “
December 2019 in Western Australia
The wine: Stormflower 2017 Shiraz The place: Stormflower Cellar Door, Margaret River, Western Australia The price: ~30 AUD In December of 2019 I visited one of my best friends in Margaret River, the ultimate winter wine paradise. While the vineyards in the Northern Hemisphere are dormant, muddy, and gloomy during the month of December, vinesContinueContinue reading “December 2019 in Western Australia”
The Younger Wine 