Bubblies from Spain, Italy, France and the US in a (semi) blind tasting bring surprises  By Panos Kakaviatos For  the third year in a row, I hosted a wine tasting for a neighborhood garden club at Chain Bridge Forest in Arlington, Virginia. Some 12 participants – all with casual to keen (but non professional) interest […]

By Panos Kakaviatos As we celebrate the holidays and approach the end of 2013, wine lovers get giddy and bubbly. Champagne may be great to drink anytime, but demand increases substantially in this winter season, and for that reason, it is good to know that one need not spend too much on a fine bottle. […]

Greetings Wine Lovers! It is August in France, and I am drinking some Champagne. What better drink than a fine cool bubbly on a warm summer’s day? I stress: no affiliation with the product I am about to endorse. But the Peugeot Champagne sealer works very well. I had opened a decent Brut Champagne (non […]

Krug: Rolls Royce Champagne  By Panos Kakaviatos Here some notes based on my participation in a Decanter Magazine Master Class on 19 November 2011. For the Decanter article, click HERE. I was honored with an invitation to this and other master classes, and will be posting my other experiences shortly. They include a vertical of […]

Growers Champagne. I always get excited at the thought of drinking Champagne. Perhaps the greatest memory ever for me was a magnum of Dom Ruinart 1979 Rose. But other great experiences include NV Krug, 1988 Krug, Dom Perignon 1990. So I was happy to have been invited to a lovely tasting at Arrowine in Arlington, […]