This is my entry for Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #32 (#MWWC32), as described at this link. Voting begins Tuesday, April 25, 2017, and ends Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge website. I never used to be a procrastinator until I started participating in the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge. After a lifetime as […]
Tag: France
Obscurity Thwarted
*This post is my entry for Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #30, #MWWC30, whose theme is obscure, as described at this link. Voting at this link begins Tuesday, January 24, 2017 and goes through Monday, January 30, 2017.* Life is a brief, small, and transitory phenomenon in an obscure corner, not at all the sort of […]
Champagne Jacquart Brut Mosaïque NV
I have chronicled my short journey with sparkling wine previously on this blog, winning the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #27 back in September 2016 with my post entitled Loving Bubbles, Loving Life. What was once was an elusive beverage to me is now a regular staple in my everyday enjoyment of wine. I am always […]
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2004
A sparkling wine that has become my birthday celebration tradition, I select Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2004 as a great age worthy choice for a recent Snooth Wine Writers’ Roundup. *CLICK HERE TO READ*
Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine
It was a beautiful evening in Beaune. We had checked into our small hotel and headed downstairs for dinner. Many memories of that summer in France as a college student studying French have faded with time, but not this meal and not the wine. This red elixir moved me. I had never had wine like […]
Summer Sippers
A few weeks ago, I decided to take a break from writing. I have many articles pending publication, so I felt like it was a good time to experience a summer break again. When I taught college, I had summers off, three months off. That is probably the one key thing I miss about teaching, time […]
Travel: My Life In One Word
If I could describe my life in one word, it would be travel. My life is replete with literal and figurative journeys. Therefore, when I saw this month’s Monthly Wine Writing Challenge (#MWWC25) topic, travel, I immediately thought, this is who I am. (To vote for this entry or one of my peers through June […]
Beth’s Smart Sip: 2013 Cave de Turckheim Tradition Pinot Gris
Cave de Turckheim, founded in 1955, is a cooperative of 216 growers in Alsace that produces a variety of wines, including Crémant d’Alsace brut, demi-sec, and rosé brut, chasselas, gewürztraminer, muscat, pinot blanc, pinot gris, pinot noir, riesling, sylvaner, and a selection of Vendanges Tardives (late-harvest wines) under different brand names. I have had the […]
What’s in my Glass: Random Wine Samples
As a wine and travel writer, I am often asked to visit wineries and accept wine samples. I say yes to samples, but I try to specify exactly what I want. That does not always work, because wineries and public relations people want to get their wines out there for some media love. Therefore, I […]
Drinking Blissfully
On Sunday, July 12, 2015, I had the great fortune of meeting the co-founder of Bliss Wine Imports, Alleah Friedrichs, along with some other wine writers, to taste some of the wines from the portfolio. I had met Alleah online through her mother, Christi Friedrichs, the owner of DripTeez and also a partner in Bliss. […]
