Last year I enrolled for WSET Diploma. I thought it might be a good idea to saher my revision notes with you… 2017-2018 Examiners’ Report Systematic Approach to Tasting Excel format Syllabus (August 2017) Units 4, 5 & 6 – Spirits, Sparklings and Fortified Past papers Sparklings: Production & tasting profiles synthetic table Sparklings: Production […]
Please find below the 4 golden rules for Food & Wine matching. It is a very simplistic approach, but it works in most cases. Coulour Matching the colour of a dish to the colour of a wine works in 50% cases. For example, a bull’s casserole (“daube”), will match a string-coloured wine such as a […]
I created this infographics about Wine and Women upon my Canadian’s friend Nicole Mc Kay from Social Sips in Vancouver request. Wine and Women is a topic that comes back regularly, but most people put into the light some famous and successfull women winemakers, without going any further. This is why I thought it might […]
Details and GPS Tracks of the 33rd Médoc Marathon.
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Voici un accord mets-vins parfait pour les soirées de début d’automne : une moussaka version Marion (+ de légumes et d’épices, moins de viande et de gras…) et un excellent Terrasses du Larzac Mollard et Fillon, bien de ma région ! La recette Pour 4 à 5 personnes – 1h30 Ingrédients Légumes : 3 aubergines, 1 […]
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This is a mediterranean soup recipe which is perfect to end the summer. You can either make it with vegetables only and serve it as a starter, warm or cold, or, just like me, add some rice to make it a main course. Serves 6 to 8 – 1 hour Ingredients 2 onions 3 garlic […]
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I visited recently the Eyguestre wine estate from the Bellion family in Séguret. The tasting was led by a oenologist friend, Julie Rouffignac. This is my summary in pictures (infographics + photos).
I attended last night an afterwork workshop organized by Inter Rhône on Wine & Strawberries pairing. Gérard Roche from the Chambre d’Agriculture du Vaucluse introduced us to different strawberry varieties. Then the sommelière Géraldine Clément selected five wines that paired with these strawberries according to their texture, sugar and acidity levels. Very unusual and interesting!