I’ve been studying Champagne and sparkling wines for my WSET3 class, so I’ve got bubbles on my brain. Today’s words come to us from British statesman and
Category: History of Wine
The Magic of Yeast (aka how to make your Rosé taste like fruit salad)
One of my WSET3 classmates asked a question this week that had me scratching my head: When exactly did people start adding yeast to grapes
Wine, Words & Wednesday, No. 95
Today’s words are brought to us by Inglenook Winery. Specifically, an ad for Inglenook Estate Wines that appeared in the March 1974 issue of The
Turkey: The Jan Brady of Wine
Over the years, I’ve accumulated a lot of books about wine. As I started to research this post, I gathered a stack of some of my more generalized
Orange Wines: Sometimes, the Best New Things are Old*
Last Friday night I attended a seminar on Orange Wines (no relation to actual oranges) with enologist, Charles Gendrot. It was held at one of my
Wine, Words & Wednesday, No. 76
Today’s words come to us from one of the great female pioneers of Champagne, Lily Bollinger. Madame Bollinger (or Madame Jacques, as she was known)
