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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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It’s a Complete Clusterphuck at America at Trump Toronto Over Lunch

Lunch started out wonderfully, especially I wasn't expecting it. I had shown up to review desserts and I got a chance to experience an absolutely wonderful lunch at America unexpectedly. As I am just learning about wine, I took the opportunity ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Drinking the Wine Rack – What to Choose When You’re Shopping

It was not the most epic tasting I have ever been faced with but I must admit that it was larger than some. The numbers for the wine went from one to seventy seven and Jancis Robinson was already there ...

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2012 Official Selection of the Crus Bourgeois du Médoc

Something a little different for the blog and something quite new for me - Cru Bourgeois: The Bordeaux You Should Know! For most people, Bordeaux can be intimidating. Heck - I'm about to try a bunch of these wines and I'm ...

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Blossom Hill Launches 2 New Wines For the Fridge

Red wine from the fridge isn't necessarily something we're used to in the UK. Of course, a refreshing Sangria isn't far from the mind on a hot sunny day but on its own a bottle of red isn't necessarily what ...

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