These are the wines that our neighbors make. Virginia Wine Class ~ Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar ~ Roanoke, Virginia Ox-Eye Winery Riesling and Shy Ox Rosé and were my favorite of the wines we tasted in the Virginia Wine Class. $20 range. The Riesling was smooth, clean and bright with crisp apple notes….
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To Every Season There Is Champagne
Welcome Fall! Cooler temperatures, colorful leaves…let’s toast this beautiful season with champagne! Pumpkin can be a bit overdone this time of year (just ask any coffee shop barista about pumpkin lattes!) but champagne is perfect for any occasion, any season. Fluteau 2006 Cuvée Symbiose Champagne Champagne Fluteau, founded in 1935, is a family owned winery…
Welcoming Spring With Champagne And Rosé!
Since this is what my kitchen looks like right now, it’s understandable that I am not doing a lot of cooking these days. We are combining our kitchen and dining room to make one big kitchen. Very exciting, but I miss cooking! Should only be a month to six weeks to complete. Thinking about what…
Lovin' Local Spring Greens and Rosé Champagne!
Christina Nifong, Culinary Instructor, Food Writer and Blogger Extraordinaire! Local For Lunch: Welcoming Spring! Christina’s culinary classes include lunch she creates out of local ingredients, many of them right out of her own garden! Please visit Christina’s website and subscribe to her newsletter where she shares lots of her cooking and gardening expertise and fabulous…
LeLarge Pugeot Champagne ~ The Bloom Experience
While traveling down the Champagne Trail in the Champagne Region of France, we were told that the accepted protocol is if the champagne house gates are open then the owners are prepared to greet guests with a champagne tasting. We were very happy we took this advice because that was how we discovered the Champagne LeLarge-Pugeot…
ROSÉ CHAMPAGNES AND BUBBLIES YOU WILL LOVE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY!
Happy Valentine’s Day February 14, 2019! So many bubbly rosé choices to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your love…here’s a sampling…expensive to affordable… (Champagne prices listed in this blog may vary from the readers local stores and on-line sources.) Rosé Champagne—A pink version of champagne, most often made by the blending of a little red wine with…
Moët And Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne NV Magnum
Moët and Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne NV Magnum Elegant with notes of ripe pear, just a touch of citrus and lightly toasted brioche. Fine creamy mousse. Made from 50% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay and 40%Pinot Meunier grapes. This bubbly is one of the largest-selling champagnes in the world. I could sip on this lovely champagne all…
