Learning about wine
Potato millefeuille with tomato and truffle steak tartare
It was Christmas 2023 and I had decided to shine with an appetizer. With truffle, of course. I had also just finished watching an episode of Cooking & Messing I saw a recipe on YouTube about tomato steak tartare. That sounded appealing...
Christmas without a broken piggy bank
'It's the most expensive time of the year r♪♫' We've reached the end of the year again, and with Christmas just around the corner, we all know what that means: unwrapping. And of course, we're not just talking about all...
Palo cortado: mystery unraveled
Palo cortado is perhaps the most enigmatic style in the sherry world. So mysterious, in fact, that a documentary was made about it: El Misterio del Palo Cortado . How can a wine that starts out as a fino end up...
Jette in Navarra: a journey to the north of the south
Olé! I was recently in Spain for Le Club. When you think of Spain, you probably immediately think of tapas, jamón ibérico, and famous wine regions like Rioja, Galicia, and Andalusia. With approximately 1 million hectares of vineyards, Spain is...
A day in the life of a vineyard girl
The final stages of harvest - 6:45 a.m., the sun has barely risen. We're ready with our equipment to tackle La Landonne. La Landonne is one of the famous "la-las" vineyards in the Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône. This season I worked...
Golden combination: Manchego ice cream with cream sherry
It all started a few years ago, on a terrace in Seville. The sommelier on duty gently urged us to try the Manchego ice cream. He could tell from the look on our faces that we weren't exactly thrilled with...
The time has come again for champagne corks to fly. We've compiled a list of our favorite bubbly drinks. And no, it's not just champagne. Domaine Vincey Champagne BdB Extra Brut Oger, 2020 A mini-Selosse, or is that going too...
Jette in Somontano: a journey to the north of the south
Olé! I recently visited Spain for Le Club. While many people immediately think of iconic regions like Rioja , Galicia, and Andalusia when they think of Spanish wines, there's much more to discover. With approximately 1 million hectares of vineyards,...
After attending Barcelona Wine Week, I saw a different side of Spain. Elegant Monastrell and Pinot Grigio-like Garnacha – who knew they existed? I knew these two grapes primarily as alcoholic wrecking balls, not as refined wines you can't get...
Do you already know these three winemakers from Andalusia?
Before the Sherry Educator Course I made a quick pit stop in Sanlúcar de Barrameda . Sanlúcar is the closest to the Atlantic Ocean, so the sherries here undergo a different aging process. No fino here, but manzanilla, often slightly lighter...
Chenin at its best: Savennières and Vouvray
In my wine circle, I'm known as "the Loire girl." During my French studies, I spent six months in Angers, in the heart of the Anjou wine region. Unfortunately, at 19, I wasn't yet involved with wine and mainly drank...
Yes, I am a Certified Sherry Educator
Anyone who's been following Le Club des Vins for a while knows I'm crazy about sherry. It all started during WSET4, when we had to write a case study on "The Rise and Fall and Rise of Sherry." Suddenly, I...