James Bond’s Champagne

Yes, I realize James Bond is a fictional persona. But his creator, author Ian Fleming, had a penchant for the luxurious life. Fleming’s iconic character of James Bond 007 was not only a world class espionage agent, but had impeccable taste as well. In many Bond novels (and movies) his choice of martini – Gordon’s [...]

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A Running List of Champagne Favorites

Champagne is synonymous with celebrations and the marking of important events.  So, over on our Facebook discussion page we are listing out our favorite champagnes and recounting why they are so memorable to us. Feel free to let us know if you have a top pick and why.

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L’Histoire de Champagne

For those familiar with the fact that Catholic monks are responsible for perfecting beer, introducing free enterprise and the preservation of thousands of handwritten historical works, it should then come as no surprise that these most humble of men also brought Champagne to the forefront of the wine world. It was French monks who were the [...]

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Texas Wines

For my birthday recently my lovely wife surprised me with a trip to the Texas hill country north of our home in San Antonio. The wine industry is Texas is young – 10 years – and most places are trying to see what grows best. Nonetheless having a great wine country ambiance within an hour [...]

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Chianti Classico – Firenze – Memories

The birthdays of me and my wife fall sixteen days apart; mine the fifteenth of August and her’s the thirty-first. Instead of celebrating only on our actual birthdays we have declared a two week long celebration. What does this mean in terms of wine? It means we have a great excuse to pull out some [...]

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