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Where to Wine & Dine in Athens, Greece—Plus Recs for the In-between Time
Read the story →: Where to Wine & Dine in Athens, Greece—Plus Recs for the In-between TimeAthens is entangled in ancient and innovation, a cosmopolitan cradle of Western civilization with much to offer. A perfect city for wandering without a plan, yet here are my recs to make the most of Greece’s capital.
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Distinguishing Dosage
Read more: Distinguishing Dosage“There’s a clear theme, but I’m not going to tell you what it is. As we taste, it should come to you,” Greg said as he poured the first three for our discernment. Oh, how I love the blind! Upon tasting the third, I guessed Champagne? Traditional Method? But after my certainty that #4 was…
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Residual Sugar in Sparkling Wines
Read more: Residual Sugar in Sparkling WinesThe sweetness you feel in any wine, sparkling or still, is a result of sugar that didn’t fully convert to alcohol during fermentation or sugar added post-fermentation. In sparkling wine, we refer to any added sugar as dosage. Understanding residual sugar in sparkling wines can make your head spin. Check out my new post that…
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Marjan Simčič Wines
Read more: Marjan Simčič WinesMarjan Simčič is one of the wildest I’ve met yet. What was supposed to be a two-hour visit turned into eight. From tank and barrel samples to 2010 gems, I’ll never forget the wines nor my time with Marjan.
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Under Pressure
Read more: Under PressureWe measure wines with effervescence on a scale of bars. The EU standards say that anything with 1 – 2.5 bars of pressure is a semi-sparkling wine, while 3 bars and above constitutes a fully sparkling wine. But what’s a bar beyond a basis?
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Milos is a Dream
Read more: Milos is a DreamI get it into my head that I need to go and see something, then allow the rest to fall into place. So Kleftiko led me to Milos. Milos led me to Kostantakis Cave Winery. The only winery on the island is why I booked a place in Pollonia, a cozy seaside village where I…
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Pet Nat: The OG of Bubbly
Read more: Pet Nat: The OG of BubblyPet Nat. Pétillant Naturel. Naturally Sparkling. Ancestral Method. A fizzy, often funky wine that finishes fermenting in the bottle. The OG of bubbly. Master of Wine and lovely instructor at the International Wine Center in New York City, Mary Gorman-McAdams defines the Pet Nat method best: It does what it does in the time it…
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Ditch Your Veuves and Get Into Grower Champagnes
Read more: Ditch Your Veuves and Get Into Grower ChampagnesPurple Mouthed Tip: For the same price — often less — you’re going to find a much more exciting bottle, one that doesn’t ride on the price of making you a sheep, rather hard work and place. So ditch your Veuves and get into grower Champagnes!
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WSET D4 – The Sparkling Wine Takeover
Read more: WSET D4 – The Sparkling Wine TakeoverThough I’m as bubble-mouthed as I am purpled, this portion of the diploma program has me on edge. I’ve fizzed well for years now, but never with the focus I’ve applied to still wines…bubbles are what got us through all the stress of conquering the WSET up until this point. They were there for us…
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Purple Tasting Menu Mouthed in Imerovigli
Read more: Purple Tasting Menu Mouthed in ImerovigliIf you’re going to Santorini, stay in Imerovigli and eat at La Maison. The food is fun, the wine pairings spot-on and the view is unforgettable. The somm rocked it that night with native varieties and spot-on pairings. I should have paid more attention, but every once in a rare while, I give wine the…
the nose has remembers
ears bear weight
a mouth delights
and then there’s sight…
feelings trellis in-between
Come to your senses
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