Happy New Year friends! I hope you all had a fun and festive holiday season, I certainly enjoyed my fair share of cheese, Christmas cookies, and damn good wine! Like many of you, I’m now…
Posts tagged Wine Tasting
Wine Wednesdays – 2014 Domaine Champalou “Le Portail”
Throwing it back to the kickoff of the holiday season and what we drank for Friendsgiving last month. We pulled out this gem from our trip to the Loire Valley last October. The 2014 Le…
Wine Wednesdays – 2013 Edmunds St. John North Canyon Road Syrah
We had the best time at The Debruce, the food was without a doubt, truly spectacular. A highlight was pairing the 2013 North Canyon Road Syrah from Edmunds St. John with the beef course at…
Travelogue – A Night in Gevrey-Chambertain
We ended our Burgundy adventure with a night in Gevrey-Chambertain. While I had gone as far north as Nuits-Saint-Georges when I visited Domaine Faiveley on my first trip to Burgundy, I had never been to…
Wine Wednesdays – Burgundy is for Wine Lovers….and Newly Engaged Lovers
Some of you may have seen my teaser at the end of my first post about our trip to Beaune. It certainly was a memorable one, proving Burgundy is for lovers! After a leisurely morning…
Travelogue – 2nd Time in Burgundy’s a Charm
From Arbois in the Jura, it’s a quick 1.5 hour drive to Beaune in the heart of Burgundy. I first visited 4 years ago with my mom and absolutely fell in love with Beaune. I…
Travelogue – Eating Comté and Drinking Trousseau in the Jura
I hope you enjoyed my Rhône Valley travelogue! After 2 nights in the Northern Rhône, we headed north to the Jura to the charming town of Arbois. We spent 3 nights in the gorgeous Closerie…
Wine Wednesdays – Wine Tasting at M. Chapoutier
In our too short time in the Northern Rhône, we managed to cover quite a bit of ground and tasted some fabulous wines. One of my favorite tasting experiences was at M. Chapoutier in Tain. …
Travelogue – The Northern Rhône: Ampuis, Condrieu, Tournon-Sur-Rhone, Cornas
Hi wine-lovers, sorry for the silence. I’ve enjoyed a summer full of travels and exciting life happenings, the time just seems to slip away faster and faster and here we are! I’ve been sitting on…
Wine Wednesdays – Wine Tasting in the Jura, France
How was everyone’s summer?? I’m sorry for the silence! I’ve been stockpiling some wonderful wine and travel updates that I’ll be sharing here soon. First up: my experience wine tasting in the Jura. I started…