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Willi’s Wine Bar (1er)
For over 30 years, Willi’s Wine Bar in Paris’ 1st Arrondissement, has welcomed locals and visitors alike with a delightful selection of wines by the glass and by the bottle. The motto here….diversity, individuality, and natural beauty.
Exploring Enomatic at Vino Venue
The first time I heard of the Enomatic was while travel planning for the Tuscan region of Italy. There were so many wine destinations I had in mind to visit- Chianti, Montepulciano, Montalcino, San Gimignano, and several others in between. But I knew in the time that I had, there was…
Barcelona Wine Bar (Inman Park)
If you’ve ever dreamed of experiencing Spain’s tapas culture, beautiful people, charcutería, and best of all amazing Spanish wines, well have no worries because you don’t have to go too far. Atlanta’s first suburb, Inman Park, is home to Barcelona Wine Bar, which offers all of the above to the community and visitors alike.
Graft: Food.Wine.Community
When I heard from Leslie Maske, shopkeeper at the former Niko’s Wine Corner in Historic Lawrenceville, that a new wine bar would be coming soon to Grayson, I felt immediate skepticism, but at the same time was intrigued. I thought, “hmmmm…wine bar in Gwinnett County, GA? A community where it wasn’t until recently that wine shops could even exist? Now that should be interesting!” Leslie did not reveal too much except that the name of the place is Graft and that Ashley Clemence (owner) would be bringing in some “good stuff”.
Port Wine Tasting in Oporto
Porto (also called Oporto) is an absolutely charming destination in the northern provinces of Portugal. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect prior to my arrival, but was pleasantly surprised by its beauty, friendly people and very lively atmosphere. In fact when we arrived, there was a huge festival taking place with fireworks and concerts…
Discovering Sherry in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera (pronounced He-reh), is a city I actually had never heard of until planning for a trip to Spain with my friends, Corey and Doreen. We were on the way to Morocco from Seville while on summer vacation. Prior to our departure to Spain…
Wine Tasting in Tuscany
uscany is without question one of the most seductive destinations in Italy. The castles, rolling hills, winding roads, beautiful sunsets, amazing cuisine…I mean who wouldn’t want to spend time here? The people are friendly and welcoming and the wine….oooooh, the wine is absolutely exceptional! On a quest to discover the great wines that Italy has…
Day trip to Piemonte
If anyone were to ask me a year ago at this time how I liked Italian wines, my response would’ve been something like, “um, it’s alright “. My experience in the past with wines from Italy has been…