Here it is, December again... time to celebrate and pop up a few Champagne's corks. Champagne you've said? Ahh! This really gives me headaches. Not because of what's in there but because I can't figure out weither I like it or not: "complicated" would be our relationship status. Whatever i think, liking Champagne or not is a bit categorical when you see the huge variety that is made in the region. But we all have to make generalities first before going deeper in the heart of this subject. And- as a French I should be loving the simple word Champagne should wet my eyes... for excitment. Instead I could say I generally much rather prefer drinking some other sparks, them...
Le beaujolais nouveau arrived in London! Londonders hardly spit on any wines - Open-Minded we call them. "Beaujolais" is also a wine bar. That's on a walk down to St Martin's Lane that I have discovered it today. With such a pleasant name it announces a hell of a night tonight! Gilles the owner will tell you with a perfect terroir French accent that he is not... French. "Bien sûr que je ne suis pas francais, j'ai l'air de quoi? Je suis juste un alien." (*Of course I am not French, what do I look like? I am just an alien). ah! The rudeness when entering a restaurant, HOW FRENCH! So if you ever wonder where Gilles is from, he...
While the social media put us in a new era, you can hear everywhere in French vineyards that “C’est la crise”, French wines are in perils! Gladly, the first one seem to be able to cure the other. The social media goes perfectly well with wine and comes as a medium for our palates to express themselves. After all, wine is social; it makes you talk more than usual and rarely leads to consensuses. There are place sfor each of this spirit on the web, and others to gather them: just like in an animated wine bar or a humid cellar. Let the conversation buzz! This is happening now! World Wide Wines are building up their drinking space on the...
November the 5th, Right after the European Wine blogger Conference, another Vicky Wine Tasting was on the move! It was certainly the first of a long serie @ Carré Parisien. Carré Parisien is a fun and chic lounge in the 15th district of Paris where you can easily organise events. Olivier and Idre are nice and welcoming: nothing better for a relaxing tasting! Still warming up for the Beaujolais Nouveau dramatic release next Thursday, I’ve selected 3 beaujolais'crus: The most prestigious – Moulin à Vent 2007 Domaine Monrozier – Château des Moriers.Vicky’s favorite – Fleurie 2006 - Domaine Monrozier – Château des Moriers.The Parisian King – Brouilly 2008 – Domaine du Chapître.And the great Château de Lavernette for the Beaujolais...
European Wine Blogger Conference 2009: What a surprise when I realised that sweet wines got my heart! Even though I was born in the vines, I realise every day how much I have to learn. I always assumed I hated sweet wines, and I don’t. Amongst the incredibly rich human experience I had during those 3 days, I have first decided this crush deserved to be the centre of my attention to introduce you to this incredible adventure that is the EWBC. Lisbon, October 29th – I was almost moaning when they announced the Vinoble tasting. 8 sweet wines, natural sweet wines and fortified wines to sip before dinner, what an assignment! Well… My lips reached the glass, and the...
"Eben Sadie and Dominik Huber"Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Terminal 2. Here, at the gate of any destination, in between two worlds, you feel what freedom could be. The sun is already giving us a good day here in Paris but in a few hours I’ll be in Lisbon on the Ocean side, with summery temperature, excellent wines and food and a bench of wine lovers all here to share the week end together. The 2009 European Wine Bloggers Conference is about to start and it seems like everyone is already very excited. Still, while I am waiting for this moment, something keeps turning around in my head. This week Monday, I’ve been invited at the last minute to the prestigious...