Hi. It’s the holidays and everyone (it’s not just me, right?) can’t stop with the bubbles. Want to navigate the sparkling section like a seasoned pro, or impress your friends and family with smart bubbly details and facts? Read on!
Terroir, pronounced “tear-WAHr,” is a French word that doesn’t directly translate into English but is usually taken to mean “sense of place”…
This is a question we get asked a lot. The answer begins with the fact the government agency that regulates winemaking (the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau — more snappily known as the TTB) allows winemakers to add upwards of 70 different additives to their wines….
As I kid I was never very good at saving treats. If someone gave me a bag of candy, I would methodically work my way through it until it was gone. Once I’d started, I just couldn’t stop. Holidays were especially torturous.
Some years ago I had a date coming over. I was going to impress her with a fish dish taken from a Raymond Blanc* cookbook (sophisticated indeed!). It offered a wine pairing. A Bourgogne. But wait. What the hell was a Bourgogne? A grape, a place, a winery, a person?
There’s a common belief that added sulfur in wine is the culprit for the red-wine-headache blues. Thing is, it’s a total myth. There is no evidence that sulfites are to blame.
Adding anything wine is one of those things that doesn’t seem quite right. Europeans, however, have been doing this for centuries (and we all know that Europeans always have the best ideas).
Here’s your next totally useless but semi-interesting fact to pull out as a party trick. How many bubbles are there in a glass of Champagne (or any bubbly wine for that matter)?
Welcome to the new Sunday School website!
After months of sweat, blood and tears (mainly Mallory’s) we are delighted to unveil the new Sunday School website. It’s still the place to find out about classes, but now it offers a whole lot more.
“Sunday School has a cheeky approach to wine that is welcoming to all levels of knowledge.”
-Kelly Cox, Founder/Creator, PBS Show Original Fare