Wine Wednesdays on our Podcast: This week it’s Pinot Noir From WINE ENTHUSIAST: Pinot Noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera that hails from France. It’s one of France’s oldest grapes, cultivated more than a century ago by the Cistercian monks in Burgundy. Its origins from France make it one of the…
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Cabernet + Food Pairings Guide
The Cabernet Primer for the Paris Adventuress Podcast The world’s best Cabernets from France come from the Bordeaux, Bergerac, Languedoc-Roussillon regions in France. French Cabernet set the standards for the world and when exploring the wine regions of France on your next trip, you will not be disappointed. Regions of the World where Cabernet Flourishes…
Summer’s Tiny Bubbles: Cocktail Recipes
Paris inspired Cocktails for Summer Our way to mix it up for the summer is with a sparkling wine cocktail to drink by the pool, cafe side tables or with friends. Here is some recipes using the House Sparkling wine, Tattinger’s CARNEROS Sparkling BRUT wine. The recipes call for Champagne, you can add any sort…
Karl. Visionary. Cat Lover.
The international citizen of the world, Karl Lagerfeld is presented on May 5th in New York at the Metropolitan Museum until July 15th. What so many models, photographers, magazine editors, actresses tell about KARL is how exacting, precise and witty he was. He simply took on the world of COCO CHANEL and made it his…
What’s For Dinner at Jean Renoir’s
The Impressionist Canvas was filled with the Joys of Dining One of the most interesting aspects of the lives of the Impressionists was their love of good food, company and a well set table. Monet, Renoir, and many Impressionist artists knew and socialised with each other. If they were in Paris, a celebration at a…
My Dinner with Chopin & George
What’s on the Menu at George Sand’s Country Home The country home of George Sands, LE MANOIRE de NOHANT is a three hour trip from Paris. I took this trip while I was still in school, with my parents; my father was a devoted fan of Chopin’s music. This trip was a pilgrimage for him….
Paris is Romantic. It just is.
Let us Count the Ways we Love Paris in Honor of Valentine’s Day What does the city of Paris have that makes other cities simply pale by comparison. Let us count the ways. There is a seat on every corner, waiting for you and someone special to meet. The meeting of friends and lovers in…
Dream a Little…Dream of Me
Film Review: ODETTE, TOULEMOND Sometimes you happen upon a little film that is like a travelogue. It takes you to where you want to go on a rainy day. It reminds you why films are a unique art form. They transport us, but more than that, they re-affirm what we love about being human. This…