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What’s Your Wine Style?

Last month I was reading an issue of Food & Wine magazine at my girlfriend’s house and found this great  “Find Your Wine Style” quiz. It’s great if you’re new to wine or looking to try something new! Which do you drink? Whole Milk – Go for richer, more full-bodied wines – California Chardonnay for [...]

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Glühwein, my favorite Christmas Market Tradition

I’d tried Glühwein, or mulled wine, during the holiday season in the U.S. but mostly the cheap bad stuff. So when in Hamburg 2007 my group said we needed to stop by the Christmas Market for Glühwein, I wasn’t too excited. Then I tasted the real thing … I was hooked! Glüwein is very popular [...]

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New Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa Opens at Yeatman in Portugal

Caudalie Vinothérapie® Spas have added to their spa family opening their fifth spa in the beautiful new Yeatman Hotel in Oporto, Portugal. While I haven’t yet experienced it (the spa opened last week, hotel opened 26 September), reading their website, brochure and looking at the pictures has me wanting to pack my bags for my [...]

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New Wine for One a Big Hit

Marks & Spencer (M&S) London has been selling them like crazy since their June launch and this week M&S Hong Kong started selling them… Le Froglet wine in individual plastic wine glasses! The Tulip, developed by James Nash of Wine Innovations Ltd., was presented on BBC’s popular tv show “Dragon’s Den,” where entrepreneurs pitch their [...]

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Bored Doe & Goats Do Roam?

Bored with your usual French Bordeaux or Côtes du Rhône wines? Mix it up with these fun light-hearted South African wines.   I picked up a bottle of Bored Doe recently as the name gave me a giggle and reminded me of my April trip to Bordeaux, France.   Bored Doe and Goats Do Roam [...]

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