Moulin-à-Vent: The Prestigious Beaujolais Cru
Although I lived in Burgundy for just over a year, I somehow managed to never make it to Beaujolais. If I believed in regrets, this might be one of mine.…
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Fine Wine Worldwide: Your Guide to the 5 Top Regions
New year, new wine destinations! Treat yourself in 2022 and start exploring the fine wine regions of the world. I’m sure you’ve heard about Piedmont or Champagne, but how much…
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Guide to Burgundy – Start Exploring a World Class Region
Whether you’re a wine novice or well on your way to becoming a connoisseur, you’re bound to be enamored with Burgundy at some point on your wine journey. Home to…
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8 Red Wines for Summer to Serve Chilled
When summer arrives and temperatures climb, many wine lovers tend to reach for white, sparkling, and rosé wines. Yes, these are often fresher and easier drinking with minimal tannins and…
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Aromas in Wine: 25 of the Most Common Wine Aromas Explained
When it comes to wine tasting, deciphering the numerous aromas in wine isn’t necessarily easy for everyone. If you’ve ever looked at a winery’s tasting notes and seen words like…
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Vivant Offers The Ultimate Virtual Wine Tasting Experience
When you’re craving a taste of French wine country, look to Vivant. While nothing can replace walking through vineyards and perusing musty cellars with the winemakers themselves, Vivant comes close.…
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Langres – A Stinky Cheese From Champagne
This week’s French cheese adventure takes us to the Champagne region to discover Langres AOP. Originally, farmers of the region made this cheese by pouring warm cow’s milk into terracotta…
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Neufchâtel – An Adorable Heart-Shaped Cheese
This French cheese feature is both delicious and adorable. Neufchâtel cheese was created in 1035 in its namesake town in Normandy, France. The soft-ripened cow’s milk cheese is one of…
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Morbier – A Grey-Striped, Nutty French Fromage
This week’s French fromage feature is on Morbier. It was definitely love at first bite with this one. The first time I tasted Morbier, we were at a friend’s house…
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Pouligny Saint-Pierre – The Pyramid Cheese
If you saw a pyramid-shaped cheese at the market, could you resist the urge to buy it? I definitely could not. So, the next French cheese we are exploring is,…
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