Wine of the Week – Sparkling White Brut | December 6, 2021 HISTORICAL FACTS The holiday celebrations are here so it’s the perfect time to talk bubbles. In France, the best known sparkling wines are Champagne and Crémant, but there is a wide variety of bubbles in the world depending on the way the effervescence is obtained. Wine is…
By Ken Ross | Special to The Republican There’s something comforting about something familiar around the holidays. Maybe that’s why so many of us (myself included) watch movies like “A Christmas Story” (best Christmas movie, period) or holiday specials like “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (all other adaptions pale in comparison to the 1966 television version)…
•The energy was electric inside Las Vegas’ Mirage ballroom Dec. 4 as wine lovers gathered for the first installment of Wine Spectator’s 2021 Grand Tour. This sold-out event was the first Grand Tour since April 2019, and represented a much-anticipated reunion for the wine community. Wine Spectator has a full recap. •Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet has launched Uco…