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Welcome to the Joie de Vin wine blog. Here we take you on a journey of wine discovery – wine tasting – visits to wine areas and wineries – trade tastings – pairing the perfect wine and food – dining and party wine reviews. Happy to have you along for the ride!
Stock Your Wine Cellar to Survive COVID-19
Planning for a Virtual Happy Hour? Longing for the day when we are (eventually) allowed to congregate again? Its time to stock your wine cellar!
Christmas Dinner Wine Pairings
Holidays celebrations just cry out for that perfect Christmas dinner wine pairing. Christmas is a time when you as a host really care to make your family and friends sublimely happy with your meal. Luckily, most standard Christmas dinner fare pair exceedingly well...
Affordable Wines in the Top 100
Are there really affordable wines in the Top 100? Yes! There are affordable wines among the best of the best Top 100 list! The 2019 Top 100 Wines have been selected by “Wine Spectator” magazine. A panel of editors and tasting experts reviewed more than 15,000 new...
To Your Health with Mulled Wine
Mulled wine has been used as a defense against the cold and to promote good health since the 2nd Century, when Roman conquerors introduced this concoction of heated wine to northern Europeans. Thanks to the rise of trade along the Silk Road during the Roman Empire,...
Divine Wines
Is Wine Divine? The Dept. of Justice – Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms controls the sale of wine in the United States. It has been treated like a sinister habit since the end of Prohibition in 1933. But, the origins of wine, which you can trace back over 10,000 years, tell us a different story.
Garnacha Tinta/Grenache Noir
Granacha is the world’s most widely planted grape, originating in Spain, it was commonly used as part of a blend to add higher alcohol levels to the wine. It’s history as a ‘bulk’ or ‘junk’ grape did not stop the propagation to many other parts of the wine growing...
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