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...
It’s Champagne Day! If you are like me, this is a welcome respite from the universe for the moment. Find a bottle and celebrate! You realize, Champagne Day should be everyday. You don’t need a holiday to pop a bottle...
Champagne. Possibly the most enchanting liquid on the planet. Joie de vivre in a glass. Is there anything better? Well, perhaps…if it is Champagne with a story and a great pairing. This month the French #Winophiles are diving into the...
This month the French Winophiles are diving into a French Wine 101. It’s timely as we all enter our comments to the government in opposition to proposed 100% European wine tariffs. (If you have not heard about this, I’ll post...
The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel Kristin Harmel’s novel “The Winemaker’s Wife” takes a story of Champagne during World War II and brings it to life. She takes us through the day to day of characters experiencing the events of...
Women in Champagne It’s a simple title. I looked forward to learning and researching about Women in Champagne as we put together our piece for the Winophiles this month. As I set forth to do some research, I found two...
Grower Champagne, Farmer Fizz it’s been called. Why do we want to drink it? Why would I prefer “a dirt to glass story” to go with my bubbly? Who wouldn’t? https://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Pierre-peter-pour.mp4 Quick breakdown on Champagne You are probably already aware...
Crushed Grapes & Open Minds an interactive experience Last August we held an event entitled “Crushed Grapes and Open Minds”. My friend RuBen with Act2Art by RuBen is an accomplished artist and created some works specifically for this event. The...
RuBen Permel of Act2Art is an accomplished artist. He’s actually quite the renaissance man, he is an actor and dancer, a puppeteer, a costumer, a painter, a writer, a film maker….and lucky for me, my friend. Last year we worked...
In honor of #ChampagneDay…here is a little primer on Sparkling wines and Champagne that we put together as we planned our Sparkling pairing for our Crushed Grapes and Open Minds Event. The Sparkling Wine As we planned for our Crushed...
I had the opportunity to go to a Sparkling wine tasting last month. Michael doesn’t do the sparkling wines so off I went on my own. The tasting was seated and set up like a class and I did...
