Last week, I went to Porto, Portugal for the annual Essencia do Vinho wine show. Essencia do Vinho is one of the two leading wine magazines of Portugal and their annual show attracts over 20,000 visitors over the three days it is open to the public.
The event takes place in the Palacio da Bolsa which is the former stock exchange and is a grand old...
The Grapevine
Denise Medrano for lovethatwine
When one thinks of Champagne, seashells are not usually one of the descriptors used to define the wine or the region but they have had a profound influence on the region and the wines. 45 million years ago Champagne was covered by a tropical sea populated by coral, invertabrates such as snails, gastropods and urchins as well as vertabrates like sharks and fish. All of these animals eventually died and contributed their shells to what is now the ...
As it's Valentine's Day today, I thought I'd do a brief note on a great rose champagne from what is known as a grower's champagne.
Grower's champagne is a champagne made usually by a family owned vineyard. They're not a big Champagne house, they don't usually sell their grapes to other house, although they can if they so choose to do so, nor are they part of a co-operative. They are independent grape grower in Champagne who make wine from...
This time of year sees the focus shift to the movie buffs. Everyone with even a passing interest in movies is talking about who will be holding the golden statue and be an emotional wreck while thanking everyone they've ever known in the acceptance speech.
Wine has its own versions of the Baftas and Oscars. The UK is host to a number of internationally acclaimed wine competitions, dishing out the medals on an annual basis. Decanter has its World Wine...
There has been a lot of debate lately in the wine trade about champagne glasses and what is the proper glass to use. Should you use a flute or a white wine glass?
The traditional champagne glass was a coupe, which legend has was modeled after the left breast of Maria Antoinette. Whether this is true or not, is not really the point but has become common lore. The long, tall flute is now the most commonly used type of glass used for champagne but many wine pros...
