Goodbye gloomy foggy and snowy weather, hello sunshine! You can tell that spring has finally arrived, because everyone is outside basking in the sun. It doesn’t matter if some of us are not quite in t-shirts yet (still a bit too cool for that), nevertheless we have our sunglasses and a smile. Some people are on the beaches while others are (more…)

One of the first pioneers of Bio-dynamic wine in the Southern Rhone is Eric Saurel’s father, Max. He notice quite early that not only his vines but the soils were suffering dangeriously under the chemicals used to maintain the vines. He  and his son, took it upon themselves to study the environment of the vineyards for many years, and as a result, Montirius produces some of the best Bio-dynamic wines possible from organic grapes in Gigondas. What did they do to achieve such excellence? Go to E-Romantic to read more…

When it comes to wine-making, where is Mother Nature? Does she still have her say in what it takes to make our beloved drink of choice, or is she just a relic of the past? (more…)

Just before the winter break, A group of MBA students from UIBS in Barcelona spent a week at the EMC-campus. One of their activites was a Wine Atelier presented by Melba Allen of EMC.  They participated in an intiation of French wines from Alsace, Burgundy and Bordeaux while discovering the three phases of tasting.

(This is a short translated version of a blog article that I read recently in French)

There was a time…, under the old regime…, there was a person responsible for the King’s table, who in using a red stick, orchestrated masterfully the ordering of supplies, and the preparation and service of (more…)

(This is a revised edition of the blog posted with the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference held in Perugia, Italy).

Photo courtesy of Andrew Barrow

After listening to Michael Wangbickler’s opening speech at the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia, I heard someone behind me say (more…)