JEAN-CHARLES BOTTE… THE NATURAL WINE ADVOCATE?

JEAN-CHARLES BOTTE (JCB) was born in the Northern French Ardennes at the end of the 60’s. After attending with success his cooking and hotel school, he started to work in French restaurants. First as a waiter, then as sommelier-assistant and from 1993 on, as sommelier in French Michelin star restaurants. Later on, he spent 2 [...]

ORGANIC WINE FOR PALO ALTO

PALO ALTO WINERY informs:
Viña Palo Alto was created in 2006 as a unique, innovative and different wine of the most classic lines of Concha y Toro. With strong wine making support, Palo Alto combines a blending of the best grapes from three specific vineyards in the valley of the Maule (central Chile): San Clemente (Cabernet [...]

DELICIOUS ITALIAN OVEN BAKED EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA DISH

Okay foodies and social gaming nuts – this one is for you. You play hours and hours of games online such as bingo, Farm Ville to other popular Facebook social games, but what do you munch on that’s tasty during all your hours of non-stop play?
Today, I’ve invited PAUL MARION who is an avid foodie [...]

STELLAR ORGANIC WINERY… ‘FAIR FOR LIFE’

The South-African STELLAR ORGANIC WINERY was the first winery ever certified for organic viticulture AND fair trade. Since 2004 STELLAR WINERY has been a member of Fairtrade/Max Havelaar under supervision of the FLO International institution. The primary goal was to build up a sustainable company, in balance with the Nature, but also to offer the [...]

TASTING THE WORLD IN MORE THAN 700 WINES (5)

Three days long, the small city of Waddinxveen was the Dutch wine capital. More than 1100 visitors during the WORLD WINE DAYS… More than 100 wine producers from all over the world with more than 700 wines for tasting. Even 3 whole days wouldn’t be enough to taste all the wines presented.
A FEW COMMENTS (5)… [...]