Posts Tagged ‘california’
American Sparkling Wine
Exploring the land of opportunity, the land of the brave, of the free, and the land that is producing some incredible award winning sparkling wines. America is a New World wine producing country, producing around 162 million bottles of sparkling wine per year. with their sparkling wine production increasing by 4% each year since 2008.…
Read MorePaula 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…
Read MoreInterview With The Winemaker At Highweald Wine Estate – Colm Evans
Wine isn’t just made, it’s crafted by the extraordinary expertise of a Winemaker, sometimes old traditions are passed down by generations and on other occasions, new people venture into the industry, introducing us to new creations, this series of Winemaker Interviews will help you uncover the vast world and skills of how the artists passionate…
Read MoreCline Nancy’s Cuvée – With Tuna Soufflé
As you enter Sonoma county from the south on California 121, one of the first wineries you encounter is Cline Cellars, and there could hardly be a better introduction to the Carneros AVA. Even as a young teenager, Fred Cline learned to make wine from his grandfather, Valeriano Jacuzzi (yes, he of the hydrotherapy tub, as…
Read MoreBuena Vista La Victoire Champagne
There are a number of French Champagne producers who have operations in California, such as Roederer (whose California wine I prefer over the French, and it’s half the price). But here’s a twist: a California winery with a genuine French champagne. And this isn’t just any winery; Buena Vista is the second oldest in the…
Read MoreA Journey Of Discovery – Renardat-Fache
The day began with a visit to my new neighborhood Farmers Market down the street. As a recluse, I rarely go out to interact socially, but this is an unseasonably bright invigorating late winter weekend morning, I was hungry and motivated. After living for 9 years in a residential neighborhood (elementary schools around the corner),…
Read MoreInterview With A Winemaker – Pablo Avalos
Wine isn’t just made, it’s crafted by the unwavering expertise of a Winemaker, sometimes old traditions are passed down by generations and on other occasions, new people venture into the industry, introducing us to new creations, this series of Winemaker Interviews will help you uncover the vast world and skills of how the artists passionate…
Read MoreHaunted Wineries
Get ready to enter the realm of uncertainty, experience things from another plane, hear noises from an empty room, feel as though you’re not alone and enjoy a nice Glass of Bubbly. The spirit universe continues to captivate the world, with ghost stories, sightings and unexplainable events, a wide variety of ghost hunting shows have…
Read MoreThe Ghosts of Napa Valley
Welcome to The Ghosts of Napa Valley, when you look at the wine world, a lot of winery hauntings are documented in America, with California appearing more often than most, so I thought I’d tell a few Ghost Stories from one of the most popular Wine regions, not just in America, but the whole world,…
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