We’ve talked about children and wine education before. When diving in the waters near France,” Yaccarino writes, “Cousteau and his crew found a sunken ship full of wine jars over 2,200 years old! And recently about divers finding old wine under the sea. They tasted the wine. Alas, it was bitter.”. Two hundred and fifty feet. MORE >>

It is the same glamorous red-themed restaurant where the CIVC took educators in November, yet upstairs. Though the fair is small, it is interesting to observe and meet people mostly from france yet also all over the world. Wow it is so exciting to be here and meet the growers. visit each producer in turn. pours the wine. Maxime Blin. MORE >>

River Barge through wine country GO BARGING Gourmet dining while savoring a glass of wine on a luxury hotel barge, visiting local vineyards in the Burgundy region of France or the Po River Valley of Italy. For dedicated wine enthusiasts and wine educators, they have wine-intensive tours. They’re an entry point to Italian culture. MORE >>

Today was the first day of the Languedoc Roussillon Study & Certificate Program offered by the French Wine Society with support from Sud de France. spent a half day in Picpoul with some other educators , and also wrote an article about it for Palate Press. very successful first day. I will try. Loup (21.50). The stones in Pic St. MORE >>

Though both Champagne and sparkling wines from France and other regions of the world have bubbles, only sparkling wine produced in the French region of Champagne is legally allowed to call itself Champagne. In blind tastings, wine educators and other professionals ultimately learn to tell the difference between Champagne and other sparklers. MORE >>