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Showing posts with label French Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Wine. Show all posts
Monday, September 15, 2025

Popes, Saints, Kings and French Wine: A Journey through Champagne, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley

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I recently met Church historian and sommelier Steve Weidenkopf who is leading a curated pilgrimage blending sacred history, daily Mass, and...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed: What is Champagne?

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Champagne is a sparkling wine that is exclusively produced in the Appellation d’Origine Controlee area of Champagne, France and made using t...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Languedoc: The New French Wine Scene by Vins du Languedoc

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Recently I attended a seminar and wine tasting titled Languedoc: The New French Wine Scene and presented by Vins du Languedoc . I thought I...
Saturday, October 8, 2022

Grape Spotlight: AOP Limoux Blanquette de Limoux Mauzac Blanc

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Blanquette de Limoux is considered to be the first sparkling white wine produced in France and it was created long before the Champagne regi...
Monday, July 5, 2021

For the Love of Bourgogne Aligoté

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Having long played a second fiddle to Chardonnay, Bourgogne’s other white grape, Aligoté, is finally getting its due! As winemakers and grow...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Coteaux Champenois Pinot Meunier with Champagne Demière

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Still wines in the prestigious sparkling wine region of Champagne? That is what is covered by the Coteaux Champenois appellation that shares...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Grape Spotlight: Coteaux du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc

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The Loire Valley is a major wine region in western France that follows the course of the Loire river as it meanders through France, from the...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Miss Vicky Wine from Château des Moriers, Fleurie, Beaujolais

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After a hiatus, we are continuing our Hopwine series from samples received over the summer and highlighting excellent Gamay wines made at C...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Grape Spotlight: Jura Savagnin & Vin Jaune

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"During his studies in the 1860s, Pasteur identified that what he referred to as Mycoderma vini - known as the fleur ("flower...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Grape Spotlight: Jacquère & Roussette (Altesse)

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"On the evening of November 24th, 1248 a tremendous earthquake shook the region causing Mont Granier, the tallest mountain of the Char...
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Navigating the Crus at the Beaujolais Road Show

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Discover Beaujolais "In 1395 Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, ordered that all Gamay vines be uprooted by the following Easte...