Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Angry Grapes from ‘La Tour de Penedesse’
by Melba Allen I went to the Salon des Caves Independents in Paris on the last day around 3:00pm. Of course, it was late, cold, wet and rainy. But since I made a mistake when ordering my train tickets, this put … Continue reading
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A Family Vineyard in the hills of Rome
By Melba Allen After a couple of very long days of wine tastings in Italy, I’ve forgotten just how intense wine tasting professionally could be! Thank goodness I get to meet some really nice people which this helps me to … Continue reading
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You know? Sommeliers in France are not always…
(This is a correction of an earlier blog!) tall thin guys dressed as if they are the ‘Men in black’, but without the sunglasses! there are sometimes