Effective Ways to Store Wines after Opening
Effective Ways to Store Wines after Opening Anyone who is preparing for the worst and hoping for the best wants to take steps to ensure that the entire family has enough food and water set aside to survive a disaster for as long as possible. This usually means storing lots of basic food items such as cans, beans, whole grains, powdered milk, and dehydrated foods. Something that rarely comes up in these...
The Wine Rookie Refined
The Wine Rookie Refined Novice wine drinkers eventually face the fear of committing a “wine faux pas.” Something about the sophistication of the drinking process or the elegance of its drinkers intimidates the “wine newbie.” Fear no longer rookies, the secret world of wine etiquette will now be revealed! With this step by step guide to serving, tasting and enjoying a bottle...
Photo credit - kridey (Flickr) As many of you know, we are always looking for new wine and food events. The new Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail was an event that was worth passing on from the LA Times, Daily Dish. The Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail (SBUW) was formed by several local wineries who saw an opportunity to offer local favorites through a series of tasting rooms all in downtown Santa Barbara’s...
Photo Credit - Andy Castro (Flickr) We are starting a new tradition here at Wine+Food Travel. It’s called “Raise your Glass” and on the first Monday of each month, we will feature a list of wine festivals from everywhere and anywhere we can find. We don’t profess perfection here, however we will attempt to feature local festivals that we find with info, locations...
Day two and the wine experience 'proper' began, with a sojourn to Bordeaux's oldest region – Graves. Located immediately south of Bordeaux, the vineyards of the Pessac-Leognan appellation were originally part of the Graves region, having recently been given their own appellation in 1987 in recognition of the superior quality of their wines. My chauffeur took me to two of the region's most lauded estates, Carbonnieux and Smith Haut Lafite
James Lawrence takes a luxury wine tour through the region of Bordeaux – you may have heard of it Bordeaux is probably the most well-known of France’s (if not the world’s) great wine regions. Indeed, even committed teetotallers will have heard of this legendary name and it would be fair to say that Bordeaux literally represents mecca for most wine lovers, albeit an extremely diverse...
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