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Bubbles by any other name…Sparkling wines from all over the globe. #WinePW

Bubbles by any other name…Sparkling wines from all over the globe. #WinePW

Jan 7, 2022

I love bubbles!  Champagne is delicious of course, but there is much in the way of bubbles from outside the Champagne region, I mean that is just 34,300 hectares in Northeast France.  There are more than 7.3 million hectares of...

Swift – Delicious Traditional Method Sparkling Wines from Printhie and the High Altitude Vineyards in Orange Australia

Swift – Delicious Traditional Method Sparkling Wines from Printhie and the High Altitude Vineyards in Orange Australia

Oct 30, 2020

It’s no secret, I like bubbles, so I was excited for our visit to Printhie while we were in Orange, NSW Australia.  Printhie has a second label, called Swift, for their passion project under which they bottle traditional method sparkling...

Exploring the Grand Terroir of Gérard Bertrand with Tautavel and La Clape

Exploring the Grand Terroir of Gérard Bertrand with Tautavel and La Clape

May 17, 2019

A tasting and pairing of Gérard Bertrand wines including a Crémant from Limoux, and red blends from Tautavel & La Clape in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region.

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Bella Conchi Spanish Brut Rose (Cava)

Bella Conchi Spanish Brut Rose (Cava)

May 10, 2018

This post is a throwback.  It was an evening off alone, and I pampered myself with a little Cava and pairings.  It’s kinda making me crave some bubbles now… So Michael is working tonight and he doesn’t typically like sparkling...

Bubbles to start the day – at Gloria Ferrer

Bubbles to start the day – at Gloria Ferrer

Aug 25, 2017

So we find ourselves on the Vista Terrace at the beautiful Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards. It’s a comfortable morning where the clouds have not yet burned off, so the view is soft and the vines look happy.  And it’s...

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