The Loire is one of the most beautiful areas of France, with stunning chateaux, rivers, and more. The wines are pretty good, too. The Loire produces two main white wines: Sancerre and Vouvray. Sancerre is made from the Sauvignon Blanc...

Although I missed the boat on this one completely, the results are in for the latest Wine Blogging Wednesday over at CorkDork . This month’s objective was to try new red wines from New Zealand. 31 bloggers participated this time! Check it out...

Lest you forget, tomorrow is Wine Blogging Wednesday #25 , hosted by none other than Sam of Becks &  Posh . The theme -- Champagne (with a capital C) Do I, the monthly event's host, have my wine picked out yet? Um...no. Not yet. But I'm hoping to have it by this time tomorrow. I know so very little about Champagne...so this should be fun...

Where's wino? No no, Beau over at Basic Juice isn't asking us to find him next Wednesday for WBW #26, that's just the name of this month's theme. He's shaken things up a little this time 'round ... game of "where's the wine from based on the tasting notes?" Learn more at Basic Juice ...and we hope you'll look for Wino next Wednesday...

Leave it to Beau to come up with a great, and innovative, theme for the next edition of everybody's favorite wine blogging event. Rather than ask us to drink a bottle made with _____ grapes from ______ region that costs _____ dollars, he's turned this WBW thing on its head. Instead, he's given ... post about your wine, don't tell us the name or where it's from. Why? Because the WBW participant...

... on the palate. So, it is with much pleasure that I announce Wine Blogging Wednesday #27 , hosted ... you don't need to find a 100% authentic, frozen-on-the-vine version...any wine made with frozen...

The Wine Blogging Wednesday train just keep chugging along, and in September Sam from Becks Post is playing host. I've not met Sam yet (we missed one another when I was in San Francisco in June) but anyone who reads...

Wine Blogging Wednesday is always a treat, but this month, our host Sam from Becks & Posh , have ... Kladstup's book "Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times", debunks ... fine wine --like dropping fruit to reduce the yield, and ripping out lesser producing vines ... . The color is deep pale with furious bubbles. Considering that this wine was on the lees for 7...

Apologies Sam from Becks and Posh was absolutely righ t that it was rude for me to do my Wine Blogging Wednesday post without a link to them. So here goes . I will also add a permalink to thier site in the next few days. Sorry Guys...

Beau has just announced the contest phase of Wine Blogging Wednesday 26 over at Basic Juice. Join me in guessing the origin of the 19 wines submitted, but do this by next Saturday, October 21. Bonne chance...