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Chilean Wines Reasserting their Terroir and New Winemaking Expertise
June 30, 2017

Chilean Wines Reasserting their Terroir and New Winemaking Expertise

As part of "How to Fake Being a Wine Expert" I said that every different area has different outstanding years. For example, in my home province of Ontario the 2012 wines are exceptional and some of the reds from that ...

stellenbosch foodie paradise
December 15, 2016

Fun Food and Wine Pairings in #visitStellenbosch Gain Foodie Attentions

Foodies the world over are taking notice of the exceptional food and wine pairings offered across the Stellenbosch winelands in South Africa. From pairing sparkling wines with sweet treats, to matching delectable red wine with salts from all over the ...

The Ultimate Experience for Wine Lovers: A 15 Day Extravaganza Tasting 78 Wines!
July 27, 2016

The Ultimate Experience for Rich Wine Lovers: A 15 Day Extravaganza Tasting 78 Wines

Let's get real - this is not a cheap adventure but wow does it ever sound epic. If I could afford it I would most certainly be buying my ticket RIGHT NOW. Why? Well it is an epic adventure you'd ...

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pork pie and wine
July 10, 2016

Matching Wine or Beer to Your Picnic this Summer

Picnics and wine or beer - it's probably the most common pairing of a summer afternoon in the park. I'm not the world's biggest picnic fan what with the bugs in your glass of rose gammay or soggy sarnies. The ...

swissgerman wine region
September 14, 2015

Unexpected Wine Tourist Destinations – The German Region of Switzerland for Rare and Endangered Grape Varieties, Excellent Wine and of course, Fondue

Fondue, cheese, chocolate and cuckoo clocks – a typical view of Switzerland. In the region that brought us Heidi and her mountainous adventures, one would hardly imagine this region as a verdant field of green vines, shuddering in the light ...

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flying leap vineyards
August 4, 2015

Un-WINE-d in Arizona with Wine and Relaxation

I'm on a kick writing about weird and wonderful destinations for booze – mainly wine. With places like Ontario and BC not really on the wine tourists map, I'm here featuring yet another wine destination – Arizona. I know what you're ...

BC white grapes
July 17, 2015

Canadian Wine Tourism & BC Wine Country – Food, Deserts and Vineyards

I like to go to places that are unexpected places to go to for wine. As an Ontario girl, I have not yet visited BC wines but I was lucky enough to try a large number of them at an ...

June 29, 2015

WineTrust.co.uk Lets You Use Their Masters of Wine for Wine Selection

Ever wished you had better wine knowledge to know whether a chardonnay or a chenin blanc was right with that monk fish you were thinking of serving? Well, now the WineTrust.co.uk is here to help. You won’t find thousands of ...

cramele recas wine
June 26, 2015

Cramele Recas – Romanian Vineyard, Destination & Wine Buff’s Dream

Cramele [literally 'cellar'] Recas is a premium wine estate located on the far western fringes of the Romanian region of Transylvania/Banat – near Romania's third largest city, Timisoara. From 1722 until 1786, Recas attracted waves of immigration from Schwaben region ...

My still partly full Glasses
June 22, 2015

Les Vignobles Foncalieu with East London Wine School

I go to a lot of wine tastings as press and generally they are sedate affairs. We swallow little wine, chat a little but mainly are there to absorb knowledge and chat with the wine maker. The experience I had ...

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