As the trend goes, because I love pink and style, I've decided to treat my favourite wine tasters with some of the top actual rosé. First the selection, how to pick 10 rosés on the market? Not to say that I tried a hundred, the delicious "LE PLAISIR Rosé" from Mas Amiel for instance, didn't make it to the Indian Restaurant neither the good pink beaujolais but the summer has not started yet ;). While waiting, I received some of the top of Provence and hanged around wine shops for a few good looking bottles. It is common to say that the style of the bottle often hides the bad quality of the wine... So in black they were all...
Here I am, in Beaune. There I was in Beaune. These furtive stops in Burgundy remind me of the wonderful way Alberic Bichot welcomed us in his domaine in Pommard, Le clos des Ursulines. Yes, POMMARD, the sound of it is already poetry. This domaine represent 17Ha, and is one of the 4 of the Maison Albert Bichot. Nevertheless, this is the only one that is all organic. The sight of the vines and the hundred years old beautiful tank room can only make you want some of its wines ! Albert Bichot - A dear as a symbol since 1350, an interest in great wine since 1831. A reference in Burgundy with 100 Ha of delightful wines. And yesterday,...
Burgundy is getting excited: this is what happen when an old wine region gets on the new social media, when local gets global and learning becomes fun. What a good idea from Rick Backas in Napa, California to organize this Chardonnay Tweetup! Chardonnay is born in Burgundy where even a village takes its name. It is the region where the grape has its best expression, but everywhere in the world winemakers use it sometimes with great success. Thursday evening Beaune Time (8PM-10PM), it will be a super opportunity for wine lovers and wine drinkers in the entire world to talk and exchange their experience. Just follow the hashtag #Chardonnay and I will be translating the French into English @VickyWine. The...
In Beaune: Burgundy’s wine capital and Chardonnay’s first wine region, I will be this Thursday. The 6th of May in the world is the Chardonnay Tasting on Twitter, a great idea from Rick Backas, community manager and digital strategist for St Supery winery in the NAPA valley, California. To follow the event, get on Twitter and check the #Chardonnay hashtag. If you want to officially register, you can do it on the event page. Now, get your own bottle of #Chardonnay, we would love to read about it: join the conversation, hashtag and tweet ! A word From Rick Backas, NAPA, CA The French Crew: Who they are, Where they'll tweet? (French Version) When: 6th of May, 20h 22h (Beaune Time)...
Here you will find a selection from the Vicky English Wines Tasting (April 22nd in Paris). For the overview of the tasting and more on English Wines you can link to the past two articles:English Wines in Paris. Overview Have you ever drunk English? Découvrons les vins anglais avec Miss Vicky Wine (Forgive my French !)sent by Miss_GlouGlou. - Découvrez les dernières tendances en vidéo. Still Wines selectionPolgoon Rosé (Rondo): A fun wine with a bright strawberry color. Polgoon rosé is very ratypical for a French drinker. It tastes more like a red fruit water juice than a wine to me. But that would be perfect on a warm afternoon by the pool ;). How trendy would that look? John...