The Flowers of Evil- Wine faults
Wet dog? Barnyard smell? Pickled cabbage? Rotten apples? Vinegar? Glue? Mold? Nobody likes such attributes in their wine tasting notes. Unfortunately, sometimes even if manufacturers, distributors, and even consumers try their best, the wine ending up in our glasses has one of these defects. What…
The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova- Book review
In the “Back to school” spirit I bring forward a volume which will most likely become a textbook reference for Eastern European wines, regions and wine economics. Caroline Gilby MW created the manuscript for “The wines of Bulgaria, Romanian and Moldova” with the meticulosity of…
Choosing the Best Romanian Wines by Reading Labels
If you are in Romania or plan to visit it, you can’t miss tasting Romanian wines. Be sure to put it on your bucket list. Called “the land of hope” for wine, Romania has excellent geography and has invested heavily in this industry in the…
Heaven in the Basement or Wine Cuisine with Ileana Braniste and S.E.R.V.E
The great thing about Romania is that you can have first-class experiences that you only thought are accessible to the rich and famous. No need to envy the Kardashians anymore for having a personal chef & sommelier, you can have your own, at least for one night,…
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Silvia Palasca- web dev by day, wine storyteller by night (or the other way around)
Hello, I'm Silvia, wine and travel enthusiast. Looking to turn my passions into a lifestyle. As I writer and web designer I thrive on great sips and epic scenery. WSET Level 2 graduate, I love writing, talking and analyzing wine. If you have a project in mind, let's talk!
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5 lessons from craft beers for wineries
Beer is the start-up; wine is the corporation. While the beer market is agile, flexible, and reacts within a few months, the wine seems to have frozen in a past era. Lumbersexuals in printed t-shirts are getting ahead the sommeliers with white gloves. The explosion…