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How to Pick a Hamper to Gift Everyone in Your Family
Choosing the perfect hamper for each family member can be a delightful yet daunting task. With a plethora of options available, how do you ensure your gift is both thoughtful and appropriate? Whether you’re looking to impress with gourmet treats or simply want to provide a selection of everyone’s favorites, this guide will help you…
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Luxury Leisure: Classic Games & Fine Drinks for the Ultimate Night In
The Art of Slow Evenings Some nights call for adventure. Others? They demand stillness. A slow sip. A quiet challenge. The warmth of a good drink, the satisfying snap of a puzzle piece fitting into place. There’s an undeniable charm in pairing the best puzzle games with a glass of something fine. It’s not about…
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Paula Kornell’s Life In Bubbles
Is there a more dramatic wine story? Hanns Kornell was a third generation German winemaker imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp in 1938. After eight months there, he was released on the condition that he leave Germany within forty-eight hours. After fleeing to London, he set sail for the United States. En route, his ship…
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Wine and Cheese Pairings for Summer
Summer is all about outdoor entertaining and sipping on your favorite wines. Start celebrating with these delicious wine and cheese pairings for summer. If there was any time to dine al fresco, it would be in the summer months, wine in hand. If you’re an experienced wine drinker, you’ll know that no outdoor soirée is…
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Interview With A Sommelier – Philipp Reinstaller
The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…
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Kelsey Phelps Talks SEPPI Craft Wines
Her grandfather was an iconic figure in Napa Valley wine history. Kelsey Phelps is taking her family’s legacy forward on a slightly different path. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous vineyard and winery in the early Seventies after running a successful construction company for years. He brought leadership and vision to the blossoming Napa Valley wine…
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Understanding Pinot Meunier
A long time ago, one of my WSET teachers told me that wine was about mood. How much you enjoyed a wine, he said, depended on the context in which you were drinking it. This might explain why the last rosé I enjoyed was before the Millennium, when I shared a bottle on a hotel…
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Life Is Sparkling At Haliotide Wines
They are California sparkling wines made with a hyperfocus. In a sense Haliotide Wines brings Nicole Bertotti Pope back to her wine beginnings. She began her career at Domaine Carneros in Napa making sparkling wine before establishing herself as a premier cool climate winemaker on the San Luis Obispo Coast. Husband Luke Pope has made…
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Interview With A Sommelier – Roksolana Kolodii
The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a lady from Ukraine working at The Dorchester in London, England, who…
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