Tag: Loire Valley
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Forbes Article: Make Your Holiday Sparkle With Crémant
If there is ever a time of year to sparkle, it is now. The holidays beg for bubbles – wine lovers respond, with sales skyrocketing this time of year. Champagne is often the first choice, but it can be pricey. Another French option is Crémant.“ I see Crémant as the sparkling wine for people who want a…
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Forbes Article – 5 French Wine Routes To Explore This Fall
Experiencing other cultures through travel is one of life’s greatest joys. In my latest article for Forbes digital I explore five French wine regions through their historic wine routes. Going beyond wine, these routes take would be adventurers through some of France’s most iconic regions, diving into history, culture, and stunning landscapes.
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Loire Valley: A Treasure Map of Wine
France’s Loire Valley is like a treasure map – beginning on the Atlantic coast near Nantes and meandering east to the hills of Auvergne in the heart of France. Because of its noteworthy architectural heritage in its historic towns, outstanding cultural landscape along the Loire River, monuments to bygone eras such as the Renaissance and…
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Diving Into Loire Valley #Wine with #Winophiles: Sancerre & Pouilly- Fumé
In March our French Winophiles group began our journey of Loire Valley wines. We started at the western edge in Pays Nantais (Lower Loire) along the Atlantic coast. The past three months we have journeyed inland along the majestic Loire River through Middle Loire: Anjou and Touraine. Today we conclude this wonderful wine journey in…
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Diving into Loire Valley #Wine with #Winophiles: Chinon
As a young girl I grew up on fairy tales with knights, princesses and castles. In Touraine, Loire Valley, France these are not things of fairy tales. Rather, these are part of its illustrious history. Known as the “Garden of France,” Touraine is filled with castles and chateaux constructed by kings and queens. No wonder…
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Diving into Loire Valley #wine with #Winophiles: Anjou
Diversity is the spice of life! I love the fact that our world is filled with diversity in cultures, races, and religion. I embrace diverse styles of music, cuisine, sports, books, hobbies, etc. Imagine if everything were the same, one color of hair for all people, or height or beliefs, or feelings. Boring! I believe…
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Diving Into Loire Valley #Wine with #Winophiles: Pays Nantais
Why is the Loire Valley the most under-rated wine region in France? Bordeaux is possibly the best known wine region in the world. The wines produced in Burgundy are possibly the most coveted wines in the world. Champagne is the arguably the greatest sparkling wine region of the world. And of course the wines of…
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Celebrating Loire Valley #Wine
Hhmmmm…. (to the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) You know Champagne and Alsace and Bordeaux and Languedoc; Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Beaujolais and Provence; but do you recall the most under-rated French wine region of all? Loire Valley wine region is as beautiful as can be, and if you ever saw it, you would…
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