Wine And Climate Change In The International Herald Tribune
Dear Readers and Wine Lovers: Please have a look at my recent article which originally appeared in the International Herald Tribune. It is also online at NYTimes.com with full LINK HERE. by Paige...
View ArticleLe Cordon Bleu And Le Grand Tasting
[From Le Cordon Bleu] The Grand Tasting took place on December 2nd and 3rd at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Twenty one Wine and Management Diploma students, representing 9 countries, were...
View ArticleChampagne And a Bodyguard – Holiday Wish List!
Coming in at a sexy just 30 Euros is Champagne Piper Heidsieck’s new limited edition bottle wrapped in its own crocodile skin bodyguard. Think a lipstick red croc Kelly bag for your champagne. Makes a...
View ArticleCognac For ♥ Valentine’s Day
by Paige Donner Cognac for the most important ♥ holiday of the year!? Yes! And not just for your fella, but for your Lady (love) as well. Scenes from Cognac all photos by and c. Paige Donner 2012...
View ArticlePlaza Athénée’s Alpine Pop-Up Restaurant
From the 28th of February to 10th March, Paris’s Hotel Plaza Athénée invites you to experience their Alpine-inspired Pop-Up restaurant. Cuisine is inspired by the Rhone-Alpe region of France known as...
View ArticleMonsanto Must Pay Damages To French Farmer for Pesticide Poisoning
Excerpted from From Le Figaro (English) Monsanto must pay for French farmer’s pesticide injuries A French tribunal found Monsanto, the leading producer of agro chemicals, responsible for serious...
View ArticleSaint-Emilion Wineries Hold Open House 2012
[press release] This year the Saint Emilion “Portes Ouvertes” Open House event will last four whole days from Saturday 28 April to Tuesday 1st May 2012. If you are looking for an idea for a real break,...
View ArticleFishPhone
This is brilliant! It works from U.S. phones. Just text and insto-Presto you get your answer back as to whether your sushi is sustainable…or not. Read on… (from their website) FishPhone instantly...
View ArticleWine Evenings at Restaurant 114 Faubourg St. Honore
By Paige Donner At the epicenter of chic, where rue Fbg. St. Honoré meets Avenue Matignon in the shade of Paris’s Élysée gardens, is where you will find the restaurant 114 Faubourg. As part of Le...
View ArticleUrban Winery Opens In Vancouver
Vancouver Urban Winery Brings Wine-on-Tap to BC Consumers July 17, 2012 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver’s first commercial urban winery, Vancouver Urban Winery, has officially opened its doors in the...
View ArticleLA City Council Unanimously Endorses Yes on Prop 37 “Right To Know”
[re-posted from Press Release] For Immediate Release: October 24, 2012 Los Angeles — As supporters rallied in front of Los Angeles City Hall today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a...
View ArticleAs a Thank You we’re giving you a Holiday Bonus Perk
We’re optimistic that we’ll reach our film production fundraising goal for Wine & Climate Change, but we can’t do it without people like you. Word-of-mouth and shared links have really helped and...
View ArticleBollinger Spcial Cuvée Brut Aÿ, Champagne, France
Bollinger Spcial Cuvée Brut Aÿ, Champagne, France by Paige Donner Tasting Notes : Hints of roasted apples, spiced apple compote, peaches greet your nose after your eyes have been seduced by the...
View ArticleBollinger Special Cuvée Brut – Aÿ, Champagne, France
Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut – Aÿ, Champagne, France by Paige Donner Tasting Notes : Hints of roasted apples, spiced apple compote, peaches greet your nose after your eyes have been seduced by the...
View ArticleSHe in Las Vegas – by Morton’s (and Eva Longoria)
Opened on NYE ’13 in Vegas, Eva “Desperate Housewife” Longoria says her new restaurant is designed to cater to the ladies: small plates and a catwalk. Female-only restaurants are trending right now...
View ArticleLes Meilleurs Vins du Canada by LRVF
Be sure to pick up February’s issue of La Revue du Vin de France… British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario wines and wineries are featured in a multiple-page spread. For the Okanagan some beautiful...
View ArticleVinexpo Bordeaux June 16 – 20 2013 and Just Released Stats IWSR Study
THE U.S. CONFIRMS ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD WINE MARKET In 2011, Americans consumed 4.5% more wine than in 2010, which was record growth in one year. Having consumed 317.87 million 9-liter cases...
View ArticleFebruary Is Food Truck Fest at Vancouver Farmers Markets
This month Vancouver Farmers Markets hosts its first annual February Food Truck Fest. All month long, the Winter Farmers Markets will feature double the usual number of food trucks during the Saturday...
View ArticleNapa March And April Events – Art and Taste of Yountville
With Spring just around the corner, the itch to get outdoors is growing stronger day by day. It’s easy to imagine how the grapevines must be feeling ’round about now… ready to burst forth and get busy...
View ArticleLallier Vin Clair Tasting Oger, Champagne
by Paige Donner March 7th was a day clearly marked on my calendar. I was invited to participate in my first-ever “Vin Clair” or still wine tasting for champagne. In Champagne this is monumental because...
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