March 11th, 2013

Pairing Wine with the Cast of Downton Abbey: The Nobility.

If you haven’t seen Downton Abbey, this post is going to make absolutely zero sense to you! Then again, if you haven’t seen Downton Abbey, this is a perfect reason to do so! I would like to point-out that there are a few “spoilers” lurking within this article…so read at your risk! The one thing to know about this post is that I didn’t pair a wine with every Downton character – mainly because there’s…

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Ponte Vedra Wine Cellar Project by Curtis Dahl.

I don’t open-up this website to guest bloggers very often; but when my good friend Curtis Dahl from wine cellar builder Joseph and Curtis hit me up last week, to let me know know about a wine cellar they were building right here in Jacksonville, I jumped at the chance to get the inside scoop. Curtis writes: In building wine cellars across the country, one of my favorite destinations is Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Having…

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Domaine de Bernier Chardonnay, Loire Valley, France.

    Grapes 100% Chardonnay   Facts The Domaine de Bernier is a wine from the Couillaud brothers, who’ve had winemaking in their blood for six generations. I’m also envious when I read things like that! My wife for example, has U.S President Ulysses S. Grant as one of her ancestors.My family tree? Nonexistent! I mean it’s there (obviously), but I’ve got no “cool dead relatives” on my side of the family! I guess the…

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