Wine can be made pretty much anywhere. Decent wine requires a decent climate. But if you want GREAT wine, you need to look toward one of the world’s great winegrowing countries — nations most often blessed by a Mediterranean climate.…
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Tagged with: Australian wine, French wine, Italian wine, Spanish Wine, The World of Wine Club
Posted in Wine Buzz, Wine Region Profiles
Posted in Wine Buzz, Wine Region Profiles
The New Sparkling Wine Taking on Champagne
Spain is about to “take on” France in the realm of world-class sparkling wine. France has always taken Champagne-making seriously, and has worked diligently to protect the “Champagne” designation in the global wine marketplace. As a result, with rare exceptions,…
Tagged with: Cava, champagne, France, Pedro Bonet, Single Estate Cavas, Spaine, Spanish Wine, travel, Wines from Spain
Posted in Wine Buzz, Wine in the Glass
Posted in Wine Buzz, Wine in the Glass
A Rosé by Any Name Is a Very Refreshing Wine
In France and other wine-growing countries, it’s known as Rosé (pronounced ro-ZAY). In Spain, it’s known as Rosado. Change that D to a T, and you’ve got Italian Rosato. Whatever the name, these are the most refreshing wines of summer,…
Tagged with: French wine, Rosado, Rosato, Rosé, Spanish Wine
Posted in Food and Wine Pairings/Recipes, Wine in the Glass
Posted in Food and Wine Pairings/Recipes, Wine in the Glass
It’s Time to Embrace the Warm Red Wines of Autumn
I was born and grew up in Southern California. I visited relatives in Vermont and Wisconsin a few times during my youth, but it wasn’t until I spent 12 years in Chicago beginning in 2000 that was introduced to and…
Tagged with: Australian wine, autumn, California, Chicago, Fall, fall trends, seasons, Spanish Wine
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
Grenache: The Perfect Wine ‘Committee Member’
Have you ever served on a committee, perhaps at your place of employment or for a charitable endeavor? Were you ever tempted to quit the committee because somebody on it, while they exhibited creative thinking and had good ideas, was…
Tagged with: Australian wine, France, French wine, Garnacha, Grenache, Mourvedre, Spain, Spanish Wine, Syrah
Posted in Wine in the Glass
Posted in Wine in the Glass
