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Wine is a Journey, Life is a Melody
Tasting life in a bottle labelled as 2007 Domaine de Fouassier Sancerre Mélodie. When my second daughter Mélodie was born in 2011, my old Sancerre vigneron friend Thibault Roger sent me over to New Zealand a bottle of this local cuvee named like my baby,…
Read MoreWhat is Prosecco? Infographic Wine Guide
Everything you’ve been wondering about Prosecco sparkling wine. We’ve gone through all the most common questions you have about Prosecco bubbles, to get you to understand the essence of this ultra-famous but sometimes misjudged Italian wine. For information about the National Prosecco week, read on…
Read MoreSulfites (SO2) in Wine: Top 7 Facts
There are often a lot of legal mentions on wine back labels: wine descriptions and tasting notes, and a lot of Bla-Bla information too! But two words strike the imagination and create more controversy than any other: “Contains Sulphites” are now seen on almost every…
Read MoreJudging at Los Angeles International Wine Competition
Have you ever attended an International Wine Competition? Well I have, and this my story. As always with wine, this is a story of sharing – through judging in this instance. Just a few weeks ago, I was judging at the Los Angeles International Wine…
Read MoreTop 25 Most-Expensive Australian Wines
At some point Australia was known internationally more for its bulk or cheap wine exports than for the fine wines its relatively old wine industry has been producing. Simply speaking, the good stuff, the Aussies would keep it for themselves! But after a few severe…
Read MoreWine Color – Complete Visual Guide
Your complete and detailed infographic guide and explanations to the color of wine. If you’re interested in the chemistry and winemaking facts about what gives wine its color, scroll down a few paragraphs to the ‘what makes the color of the wine?’ section below. Let’s…
Read More100 Top Famous Wine Names – A to Z
Find below a list of some of the most praised, popular and famous wines in the world, with their respective region of origin and country, ordered alphabetically. If this page is missing important wine names and needs updating, let me know in the comments at…
Read More2010 E. Guigal Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France
Score: 93/100 Score 93/100 The Domaine E. Guigal is primarily a producer of wines from the Northern Rhone where the winery is located (in Ampuis). But they do also produce a few Southern Rhone such as the Châteauneuf-du-Pape we’ve tasted here, as well as a Gigondas,…
Read MoreInfographics: Wine & Italian Pizza Pairing Guides
In the amazing world of wine and food pairing, pizza with wine sits as one of the most popular combinations, enjoyed by millions all around the world on a regular basis (if you are not, then perhaps you should). I have to admit that there’s hardly…
Read MoreThe Sparkling Wines of Domaine Carneros – Tasting Reviews
As you know I am based in France, and here wines for California are very hard to get by and purchase. I do love my champagne French Champagne wines, but it is always a great pleasure to taste and review wines from California. They have…
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