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?”
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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”
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”
The Younger Wine 