No, I did not just slight the viticultural traditions of an entire nation — the Hungarian word for wine is Bor. And Hungarian wines are anything
Category: History of Wine
Virginia Wine: Chatting with Williamsburg Winery
Last Thursday (March 20th) was my inaugural experience tasting and participating in a Virginia Wine Chat. Sure, I’ve stalked a few chats before, but I’ve never actually
Homage to Catalonia
Another one of my Carpe Vinum girlfriends is dusting off her passport — she’s headed to Barcelona, Spain next month. So, the theme for Carpe Vinum
Carpe Vinum takes a Roman Holiday
One of my Carpe Vinum girlfriends is off to Rome! To help her get ready for her Roman Holiday, the theme for this month’s Carpe Vinum was, The wine
Come quickly . . . I am tasting nectar of the Tsars!
Last Saturday was the annual Open that Bottle Night (OTBN). If you’ve never heard of it before, OTBN sounds like a Myers-Briggs personality type, but it’s
In the Neighborhood . . . of Roma
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about expanding my wine horizons, and drinking outside my comfort zone. One of my girlfriends is going to