(The hills of Alsace outside the village of Kaysersberg, Alsace - photo by Jeffrey E. Porter)
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Well, VINO 2010 is in full swing and it has been a bit of a let down. The seminars I have been to have not been as informative as I had hopped. However, the walk around tastings have been good with a slew of interesting wines from throughout Italy. Since I don't have much to report on the event, here is my fish story.
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Since my first bottle of Champagne I have been a true believer. I not only believe that wine with bubbles makes everything better, but that Champagne is the only wine I could not live without. As we approach the New Year, I know many of you are going to go out and buy some sparkling wine to bring in the New Year and that is great!
But don't let special occasions be the only reason you pop a bottle of sparkling wine. I keep a minimum of two bottles of sparkling wine in my fridge at all times (at the moment I have six). I don't only keep Champagne but I rotate between various types of sparkling wine: Prosecco, Cava, Franciacorta, Cremant d' Alscace, Burgunday and Jura. I open sparkling wine like one might open a can of Coke...anytime and all the time.
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