Burgundy, known as Bourgogne in France, is one of the world’s most incredible wine regions. Due to an intense history dedicated to winemaking, there are stories to be told, lifetimes to preserve. Let this video, from Bourgogne Wines provide an introduction: Vineyards in Burgundy have been cultivated for over 2,000 years, first by the…
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Champagne avec Les Winophiles Français
Champagne is the focus of this month’s Winophiles treatment. The Winophiles are a group of wine writers and bloggers that love French wine. Each month we focus on an area or aspect of French wine. Topics include regions, routes, food, travel, history, profiles, tastings…we expand widely and seek to learn. Champagne! Just the sound of…
Corsica: Making Wine on an Island
I’ve read a lot of fiction in my day and I’m always hooked on a great setting. It doesn’t have to be sensational or mythical, but when the author creates a real place – a patch of filigreed moss in the primordial woods of Virginia or the view of a valley from a crumbling garden…
Corsica: Where You Don’t Need an Invitation
My first French teacher was from Marseille. I learned Provençal dialects, accents and lifestyle as my first course in “becoming” French. This began what has been a lifelong connection with Provence leading me there many times, introducing me to many friends and helping me to obtain my Provence Wine Master status (exam next month!). While in…
The Biodynamic Vineyards of Savoie
When I read the story of Jacques Maillet, Savoie vigneron, it echoed the message I’d heard from other biodynamic winemakers. The chemicals, they say, just aren’t safe. They are toxic to our plants, to our soil, to our wildlife and to us. The Tale of Jacques Maillet Jacques Maillet husbands four hectares of vines, most over 40 years…
Getting Into Savoie with the French #Winophiles
The French Winophiles You may have noticed mention of the Winophiles group on L’occasion lately. The French Winophiles are a group of bloggers that love French wine. Most of the people in the group have some sort of specialty or favorite region. There are writers that are cooks with an interest in wine, wine writers…
Savoie with the French #Winophiles
Unforgettable Savoie January brings a trip through the Savoie wine region, on the eastern edge of central France. People from all of the world are called to this area for natural beauty, with a crown of Alpine features. It is also home to three wine appellations composed of 20 different geographic districts. Dominant Savoie grapes inclue Mondeuse, Pinot…
Fascinating: Crémant d’Alsace
This piece explores the bubbly wine of Alsace, France: Crémant d’Alsace. It’s one of the best stories in wine: the origin of bubbles. We’ve heard a few tales, such as Dom Pérignon’s famous quote about seeing stars in the bubbles in his glass of Champagne. Down in Limoux, in southwest France, they claim to be the…
Festivities with French Fizz: #Winophiles Preview
December’s French Winophiles theme is French Fizz. Any French wine that bubbles in our glass is eligible. We’ve got a group of writers and bloggers lending meal suggestions, travel plans, history, you-name-it. It’s all about bubbles from France and you are invited to be a part of it. This week our group of writers has…
An Exhibition: French Fizz with the #Winophiles
THE FRENCH WINOPHILES bubble up: French Fizz in December December’s French Winophiles theme is French Fizz. Any French wine that bubbles in our glass is eligible. We’ve got a group of writers and bloggers lending meal suggestions, travel plans, history, you-name-it. It’s all about bubbles from France and you are invited to be a part…
The Crus of Beaujolais
This article explains the most prestigious wine of Beaujolais, a wine region in France. It occurred to me, during the last few days of Beaujolais Noveau bustle and celebrations, that the Beaujolais region in specific teaches us about French wine on the whole. One of the things people tell me is that they don’t understand French…
{Beaujolais} French #Winophiles
I promised Beaujolais and we are about to deliver. Yes, it’s going to be delicious. Yes, it’s going to be tempting. Yes, we are going to learn something and best of all… Yes, we will《visit》Beaujolais! This Saturday, November 19th get on twitter at 10:00 am central and look us up at #Winophiles. The French Winophiles…
You are Invited to Beaujolais with the French #Winophiles
This month French Winophiles visit Beaujolais. Are you a blogger or Beaujolais winelover that would like to join us? Here is your ticket…all aboard! Beaujolais is a wine region often noted for the late fall release of the new wine, which is celebrated and consumed during the year of its harvest. It’s called les Beaujolais Nouveaux (the new…
Finding Jura
This article hunts down the mystery of Jura wines. Yes, a mystery…how very Halloween… On a dark and stormy night, just like this…. Wait, that isn’t how this goes. Try again…. On a sunny blue-bath-sky October afternoon, just like this…a woman searches in vain to find the answers that she needs. If only the ancient…
The French #Winophiles in Bordeaux: Peek at Graves & Entre-Deux-Mers
The French Winophiles are touring the Bordeaux regions of Graves and Entre-Duex-Mers. Learn about Graves, according to Wines of Bordeaux as: “Dotted with Grands Crus classés and discreet vineyards, these terroirs enjoy high-quality soils and microclimates conducive to winegrowing.” And Entre-Deux-Mers, which is nested between two bodies of water. Wines of Bordeaux says: The Dordogne…
