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Sunday, May 19 2024
05 · 19Here comes Summer
Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes many opportunities to be out of doors. Sign up for our monthly newsletter before you escape to the cabin, lake, or ocean. We have one of the highest open rates of any newsletter on wine. It could be because of the timely content, exciting videos, or monthly wine picks; it could be because our subscribers trust us to send them one email a month and never spam. Coming next is a fascinating video with winemaker Eric Monnin of Domaine Boutinot, where you can hear about the Boutinot story in Cairanne. Allison Spurrell takes us to the French Island of Corsica to taste cheese rolled in the indigenous brush of the French Island. Mark Taylor poses the question many are asking – is it the end of sommeliers?
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Marica Bonomo and Monte del FràMonte del Frà, or the land of the monks, earned its name in the late 15th century when the estate was founded as a monastery...
Summer Wines Make Us Feel Fine An extended Top Ten is in order as the warm summer weather arrives. Our list is a collection of whites that will brighten any summer...
Revisiting Guado al TassoIn Bolgheri, a region known for big, bold reds - think Ornellaia, Sassicaia and more, winemaker Marco Farrarese explains that...
Blue Grouse has a New Winemaker Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Vineyard announced today that Stacy Hornemann will take over as lead winemaker, assuming all winemaking...
Eric Monnin, Domaine BoutinotWe first encountered Eric Monnin during Covid in a Zoom video discussing Project' B,' Boutinot's first reach into Canada after years...
Fleur de Maquis the Island CheeseAllison Spurrell has been in the retail cheese industry since 1987, when she and her mother, Alice Spurrell, founded the award-winning...
Contributors
From the TreveHouseby: Treve Ring
Top 10 : Tour de France
France unquestionably is home to some of the greatest wine regions and benchmark wines on earth. Arguably the world's most important wine producing country, it has produced wine in greater quantity, and quality, than any other nation over centuries. Of course, wine is ingrained in near every corner of the country and its culture, at near every level of society. It is the drink of both the elite and the common people, and a key symbol in religion for countless centuries...Read More ...
by: HJ Cha
SpearHead Winery's Pinnacle Achievement
The 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada, which took place this year between June 21 and 25 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, marked a milestone in its 20-year history. SpearHead Winery in East Kelowna undeniably stole the spotlight, clinching both the Best Performing Small Winery and the Winery of the Year awards. It is the first time a winery has achieved such a feat in the history of the awards. Wine writer Michael Godel, a long-time judge at the awards, noted in his Pinot Noir Report for this year's event, that the winery's performance was an "unprecedented success...Read More ...
Cheese Pleaseby: Allison Spurrell
Macedonian Feta
Summer is in full swing, and the markets are bursting with produce. When the vegetables are this fresh, cooking them just seems unnecessary. July is the right time to enjoy every kind of salad you can think of, if for no other reason than to leave your oven turned off, and it is the perfect time to talk about feta. Cheese Name: Macedonian Feta Milk Type: Cow’s milk Style: Brined unaged cheese Description: There are many great feta makers out there, be it with cow, goat, or, more traditionally, sheep’s milk...Read More ...
