Alice Pailard via Zoom
“So voila!” is a favorite saying of Alice Paillard. This I learned in a recent ZOOM call with Alice, the daughter of Bruno Paillard who began his Champagne house in the 1980s where Alice grew and which Alice now runs as CEO. What was that like, Continue reading
For December, the French Winophiles engage with Oregon and Bourgogne tied houses: Maison Joseph Drouhin‘s Domaine Drouhin Oregon and Maison Louis Jadot‘s Résonance Wines. ‘Tied-houses’ means the wineries work in two places, making them tied together; in this case, Oregon and Bourgogne aka Burgundy. Both regions are known for fantastic Pinot Noir. Continue reading
4 Rastaban
I’m here to tell you today about a Pinot Noir named Rastaban. But first I have to tell you about Hera and the legend of Ladon the Dragon. Continue reading
6 gorgeous glasses (notes on the white wines below!)
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
That’s right, all wine lovers need gorgeous glasses, at least six.
And not just because they are gorgeous or to set a beautiful table.
No! By gorgeous I mean beautiful to look at AND beautiful to taste out of. Continue reading
DaVero Biodynamic Winery and Farm saves seeds in Sonoma
Did you know that about half of the fine wine wineries with certified organic vines also make wine from grapes grown with pesticides? While you might ASSUME because their estate wines are organic that the other wines are also, you’d probably be wrong.
This is one of the reasons why on the fifth day of Christmas Continue reading
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:
While 2020 did not see a whole lot of wine travel or visits to tasting rooms for most of us, a lot of wine education happened anyway by way of ZOOM webinars, online classes, books, and more. Continue reading
wine predator.............. gwendolyn alley 