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Saumur, in France’s central Loire Valley, is one of France’s main production centers for sparkling wine (known as “fines bulles”…
Well, we’ve started a new year, and a new decade. So, it’s time for something a little different. Let’s have…
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The Central Loire Valley appellation of Vouvray produces the world’s most distinctive, rich Chenin Blanc wines. These are floral, fruity…
Bordeaux is France’s largest wine region — it has about 300,000 acres of vines (by comparison, Napa Valley has about…
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made…
The 2004 movie Sideways was set in Santa Barbara, California. It may be the only movie to torpedo a specific…
For most people, climbing up to the attic to see what’s been gathering dust for several years is unpleasant. Not…
Crljenak kaštelanski. Nah, that’s not a typo or even a Hungarian curse – it’s the name of a grape originating…