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PHOTO: Taken in the Beaujolais region of France, at the Georges Duboeuf’s Chateau, in Romaneche-Thorins, France. Georges Duboeuf is the highly regarded founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf. These are all of my own images from my trip to Beaujolais, with the exception of Wine Folly’s map. Beaujolais 101 ~ A TOP TEN Primer Pronounced: […]

Tags: Beaujolais, Beaujolais 101, Brouilly, Chateau de Nervers, Chénas, Chiroubles, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, France, Georges Duboeuf, Jean-Benoit and Tiphaine de Chabannes, Juliénas, LES VINS GEORGES DuBOEUF, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf Chateau St. Amour, Mâcon Burgundy, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, négociant, Régnié, St-Amour, Wine Folly, Winemaker Denis Lapaler

Honestly, our American culture, in this May of 2019, has so drastically changed from when I was, say, 5-years old, in Maine. This seems unreal to me, now, but I do remember the first TV that came into my home. My dad was an early adopter of electronic gadgets. We had the first TV in […]

Tags: astello di Meleto, Bluest Sky Import Group, Bricco dell'Uccellone by Braida, Castelli di Jesi region of Le Marche, Castello di Meleto, Chianti Classico, Colonnara Viticultori, Franciacorta DOCG, Fratelli Berlucchi Brut 25, Gaiole, Italian Passeggiata, Italy, Le Marche, Marche, Michael Yurch, Piazza del Campo, Ristorante Guido., Sienna, The Brunello di Montalcino Biondi-Santi, Tuscany

GUEST: I was a guest at Castello di Meleto, in Gaiole (the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany), as orchestrated by Michael Yurch, of The Bluest Sky Group. When we, as Americans, think of Italian cuisine, pasta immediately comes to mind, right? In a word association game, I say Italian food, and most people respond with […]

Tags: Benedictine Monks, Bistecca di pollo fritto, Castello di Meleto, Chef Giuliano Bugialli, Gaiole, Gaiole. Chianti Classico region. Tuscany, Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Italy, Italy, Kevin Zraly, Michael Yurch, Pairing Tuscan Wines with Tuscan Cuisine, Puglia, The Bluest Sky Group, Tuscan Cuisine, Tuscan Menus, Tuscan wines

Wine Philology: Wine History I was the guest of Castello di Meleto in Gaiole ~ In the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Hosted by Antonia Caserta (sales manager) [PHOTO: Historical image from the Castello di Meleto website] Forget your daddy’s straw basket candle holder, dripping with memories. Castello di Meleto in the Chianti region of Tuscany has gone way upscale sophisticated and […]

Tags: Aragonese, Bluest Sky Group, Castello di Meleto, Chiantishire, Conception Abbey Website, Florence, Gaiole, Guelphs and the Ghibellines, Igers Toscana, ine Philology, Italy, Medici War in 1529, Michael Yurch, Saint Benedict of Nursia, Siena, Wine History

[All images are from Winesong.] In its Thirty-Fourth year, Winesong Weekend, Mendocino County’s premier food and wine experience, will take place on Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. The folks are Winesogn Weekend want you to know the details around this year’s event. They’re going to also have a live auction with “Hot Lots.” Some […]

Tags: Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Live wine auction, Mendocino County, Wine aucton, Wine Event, Winesong, Winesong Weekend, Winesong Weekend Mendocino County

For the past few years, I’ve really looked forward to attending the Stags Leap District ‘Vineyard to Vintner’ annual event . It’s really well planned, executed, and always rewarding for everyone in the process… a day really well spent in Napa Valley. This year of 2018 was no exception. BACKGROUND PRESS RELEASE: Each year, member […]

Tags: Baldacci Family Vineyards, Chimney Rock Winery, Cliff Lede Vineyards, Clos Du Val, Ilsley Vineyards, Lindstrom Wines, Malk Family Vineyards, Odette Estate Winery, Pine Ridge Vineyards, Quixote Winery, Regusci Winery, Shafer Vineyards, Silverado Vineyards, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Stags Leap District Vineyard to Vintner, Stags' Leap Winery, Steltzner Vineyards, Taylor Family Vineyards