Celebrate French Women in Wine: Anne-Sophie Dubois #Winophiles
French Winophiles Celebrate Women in WineMarch is Women’s History Month, with March 8 being International Women’s Day, so our French Winophiles are dedicating our March posts to French Women in Wine. Join us this month as we celebrate French Women involved in our favorite beverage. Take a look further down in this post for links … Continue reading
Riverland Surprises in South Australia #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Virtually Visits South AustraliaThe next stop on our group’s virtual tour is the red wines of South Australia. If you have enjoyed an Australian wine, chances are good you are at least somewhat familiar with this large region. Names such as Barossa Valley and Mclaren Vale for Shiraz, Coonawara for Cabernet Sauvignon … Continue reading
The Stunning, Rugged Landscape of Priorat and its Wines
Guest Post from MillesimaThis is a guest post from my friends at Millesima. Back in 2017, I won one of the spots in Millesima’s wine blog contest which led to a sponsored trip to En Primeur in Bordeaux. I was so impressed with the people involved, I’m happy to host this guest post on Food … Continue reading
Organic and Carbon Neutral at Champagne Drappier
Champagne Drappier with Ties to Cistercian MonksChampagne Drappier is a moderate size Champagne House located in the Côte des Bar in the village of Urville. The winery is located on the site of a winery and cellar dating back to the 12th century. Early in the 12th century, Saint Bernard of the Abbey at Citeaux … Continue reading
Getting to Know Margaret River through Vasse Felix #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Dream of Australia and New Zealand for 2022It’s 2022, and our World Wine Travel group is off to a new geography for the year: Australia and New Zealand. We’ll be spending the next 12 months studying the wines of these two countries from afar. Along the way, we hope to learn … Continue reading
Champagne Fleury – Biodynamic in Champagne Since 1989
Champagne’s Southern Section – the Côte des BarOur Champagne tour took us next to the southern reaches of the region, the Côte des Bar. The Côte des Bar is a 90 minute drive south from Reims and Epernay, it’s physically closer to the Chablis region than it is to the northern section of Champagne. While … Continue reading
Organic Challenges in Champagne at Moussé Fils
Our third visit in our sustainability focused tour of Champagne led us into the Marne River Valley to visit Champagne Moussé Fils in the village of Cuisles. At Moussé Fils, where we saw for ourselves the challenges involved with organic viticulture in Champagne. Disclosure: Comité Champagne sponsored our press visits for two days in the northern … Continue reading
Shh! Cream Sherry is My Guilty Pleasure #WorldWineTravel
Wrapping up Spain with a Selection of FavoritesOur World Wine Travel writers are wrapping up our virtual visit to Spain in 2021 with everyone highlighting a favorite aspect of the country. Scroll down further in this post for links to all my fellow writers’ favorites. I decided to bring my secret love of “Granny’s favorite” … Continue reading
Organic in Champagne at Vazart-Coquart
Champagne Vazart-Coquart & FilsAfter visiting one of the Grand Marque Houses, our next stop was with a small grower-producer. We met with Jean-Pierre Vazart of Champagne Vazart-Coquart in the Grand Cru Village of Chouilly, not far from Epernay. The family are long-time growers in Champagne, in the early 1950’s they decided to gear up for … Continue reading
Sparkle-up Your Comfort Food with Crémant d’Alsace #Winophiles
French Winophiles Explore Crémant All Over FranceJust in time for holiday celebrations, our French Winophiles are exploring Champagne’s more affordable cousin: Crémant! Scroll down further in the post for a list of links to fellow Winophile posts highlighting Crémant from all over our favorite country. You may find a perfect sparkling wine for your holiday … Continue reading
