Tag: France
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Bordeaux Claret is Alive in the World – by Cari Oleskewicz
All of us at the Taste of France blind tasting at VINEXPO Americas were in a mood anyway. This aggressive, mansplaining gentleman from who-knows-where had just correctly identified a white blend right down to the grape percentages, vintage, and region. And he was not humble about it. “And now I’m leaving,” the woman standing next…
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There’s Something About Paris
I will take it as a compliment that everyone at the European Writers Salon in Paris assumed I had been to the city before. I keep showing up to the salons they host all over the continent. In 2025, I have been to events in Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, and Paris. I almost went to their…
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A Splash of Single-Grower Champagne
What comes to mind when someone says “Champagne?” Maybe you think about a toast. Weddings. Celebrations. You might think of bottles that cost hundreds of dollars, the shimmery foil around the neck and the familiar pop of a swollen cork finally breaking free of the pressurized bottle. Champagne is fancy, but it doesn’t have to…