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Wine Champagne and Spirits

The top wine regions of the world may be somewhat debatable, but true wine enthusiasts know that all the fertilizer, love and care won’t allow second-rate vineyards and wineries to compete with those in the best wine and Champagne grape growing areas of the world. This guest post from contributor TrekityGal helps explain what makes these wine regions great for romantic travel — along with some useful tips to best take advantage of your vacation there. Enjoy!

Napa Valley California Wine Region (Jennifer Miner)

 

common wine descriptions and what they really mean
How to buy wine when you don’t know what it tastes like? A lot of folks (including me) rely on reading wine writer’s descriptions to understand what the wine tastes like. Here’s a list of common wine descriptions and what they actually mean. Wine writing is a business and its job is to SELL the wine, not to be honest or accurate.

The inimitable Doyen of British wine royalty that is Jancis Robinson ran down a cheery list of ready for quaffing and best to respect-their-battle-with-age-in-the-bottle Bordeaux vintages in her column this weekend. The verdict is simple, if you find yourself tugging at grey hairs in figuring our which of your hard earned Claret's - the name is a hang-over of the olden days as used affectionately by the British merchants for centuries in reference to Bordeaux red wines - to either dust off or spend good money on when eating out ... Then go with the "shadow vintages (SV)".

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We are very proud to announce the Luxlife has just launched it's very own liquor collection called Luxlife Wine & Distilled Collection.

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AmaWaterways is proud to announce a variety of luxury Rhone wine cruises onboard the AmaDagio, which is one of AmaWaterways owned and operated ships. Beginning March 25, the new wine cruise will travel through captivating Provencal Wine Country on the Rhone River.

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