I collect wine corks, as well as the cute Muselet cage caps from Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, and really any sparkling wine. While I have many, many uses for corks (read my Cork Craft Round-Up here), I never really knew what to do with the caps until I found a listing for magnets on Etsy. I […]
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A Visit to Hambledon Vineyard near London
Last month I checked a thing off my bucket list: visiting an English sparkling vineyard/winery! We visited Hambledon Vineyard near Portsmouth and Southampton, about an hour train ride from London. We enjoyed a tour hour tour and tasting, and it was one of the most, if not THE most, comprehensive tour and explanation of the […]
A Malbec Horizontal Tasting
Recently I was encouraged to reconsider malbec as a more nuanced wine than previously thought. Not all malbecs are grown and made the same, so why would we expect them to taste the same? And why hadn’t I thought of this before? My geology and wine loving friends and I got together to explore four […]