Wine Regions – Missinwine

By - Caroline
Posted on February 13, 2015February 19, 2015
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Wine Regions

Beyond the Bubbles: the Esssence of Champagne

The essence of champagne for me is its strong sense of unity that bridges across the regions diversity. It starts at appellation level; Champagne is the only AOC for the sparkling wine of the region. Unlike other French appellations, there are no regional sub- or micro-appellations – in fact the sub-region does not even feature

By - Caroline
Posted on October 18, 2012
Posted in Californian wine trip, terroir, Wine Regions, Wine Review

On the wine road – part 2: in search of “iconic” Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

On this very grey autumn day, the blue skies and warm days of the Napa Valley last August seem very far away and I feel a little guilty that it has taken me this long to write the sequel to for our NapaValley #onthewineroad adventure… One of the the goals Onneca Guelbenzu and I had

By - Caroline
Posted on August 19, 2012August 21, 2012
Posted in EWBC, Food and Wine Pairing, networking, WBC, Wine Regions

Wine Bloggers Conference Portland 2012 & Pre-trip to Eugene

http://www.winebloggersconerence.com, http://www.cornerstonecellars.com/, http://layercakewines.com,http://malmcomm.com, http://twistedoak.com, http://heiditunnellcatering.com/, http://www.kingestate.com/, http://pfeiffervineyards.com/, http://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train, http://ewbcscholarship.com/

By - Caroline
Posted on August 2, 2012
Posted in General wine biz stuff, Wine Business, wine marketing, Wine Regions
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Being a blogger, press trips and different ways to visit and learn…

I have been thinking a lot lately about blogger’s trips and other freebie’s and what they mean to me or what I expect to take away from them. I think all of this has been brought on by the discussion about the future of blogging and the definition of a blogger. To be totally honest

By - Caroline
Posted on July 10, 2012July 10, 2012
Posted in Champagne, Onne and Caro's wine trips, Wine Regions, wine tasting
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Champagne vine rumours, bubbly tastings and rock and roll

This post is a little out of the ordinary as it is probably the most personal message I have ever written to be published in public. Then again sometimes honesty is the only way to make yourself heard… Last week Wednesday Onne Wan and I posted a video we shot in a Champagne vineyard on

By - Caroline
Posted on March 11, 2012
Posted in Natural Wine, networking, Uncategorized, wine eductation, wine fair, Wine Regions, wine tasting
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A quick review of Prowein 2012

Last weekend I attended Prowein in Dusseldorf. Over the past decade Prowein has developed itself into THE wine fair to attend in Europe. It attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the world and with a lot of determination and focus you could really taste your way around the world. It is a well known

By - Caroline
Posted on February 6, 2012February 16, 2012
Posted in Champagne, social media, terroir, Wine Regions, Wine Review
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Champagne Tarlant – the one Champagne I really cannot get enough of :-)

Champagne Tarlant, is a small independent champagne grower in Oeuilly, in the Vallée de la Marne. The Tarlants started growing grapes and making still wine in the 17th century and almost as soon as the technology allowed it Louis Tarlant, decided the family should produce their own Champagne. So they became one of the pioneer

By - Caroline
Posted on January 23, 2012
Posted in Porto, terroir, wine eductation, Wine Origins, Wine Regions, Wine Review

A little Port history at the Graham’s & Sandeman’s lodge in Villa Nova de Gaia

In the run up to this Fridays’s first International #PortDay organised by the Centre for Wine Origins I would like to share the beautiful experience fellow #winelover Onneca Guelbenzu and I had visiting a few Port Lodges at the end of November. We felt very fortunate to learn more about the Port History and taste

By - Caroline
Posted on December 22, 2011
Posted in General wine biz stuff, Porto, wine eductation, wine marketing, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
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Lessons learned at the Adegga Wine Market 2011 (#AWM2011)

On the first of December I attended the Adegga Wine Market (#AWM2011 on twitter) in Lisbon. The Wine Market is a project of Adegga, Portugal’s largest wine review site. It started out rather small 3 years ago when the Adegga team (Andre Ribeirinho, Emidio Santos, Andre Cid) contacted 13 premium Portuguese wineries and invited them

By - Caroline
Posted on November 5, 2011
Posted in Champagne, wine marketing, Wine Origins, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting

My private Piper Heidsieck tasting became a life changing experience in Champagne

As some of you may know I have been travelling for most of the summer looking for the next place to settle and find my place in the (wine) world. Since I passed the certified sommelier exam in February this year I have been itching to get back into the hospitality trade but never quite

Category: Wine Regions