Paris, France — The countdown to the Summer Olympics Games in Paris is underway and one of the best places to become an Olympian yourself is on the inner courtyard patio of […]
Olympic Outings: Cocktails at the Castille
It’s Cocktail Time: Nothing Like Lillet to Make Your Day
Paris, France — It’s finally feeling like summer in Paris and a new refreshing spot for cocktails has just popped up offering a place to be before, after or during the Summer […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Football Fare Find
Paris, France — The Euro football championship is in full swing for the next four weeks and there is something about the event that encourages a fun-filled ambiance replete with fans, fine […]
Wines of the Week Fit for a Prince
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, one of the great noble wines of France enjoys exceptional growing conditions: round stones lie everywhere among the vines reflecting the sun, enabling the grapes to become rich, mature and naturally […]
It’s Champagne Time with Vintage Veuve Clicquot
She was a pioneer in many ways, the Veuve that Veuve Clicquot champagne is named for, veuve, the French word for widow. Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was born in 1777 and was […]
Wine of The Week: The Racy Rieslings of Ravines Wine Cellars
It’s cold and it’s bold and it’s beautiful. The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is home to some of the country’s finest wineries and one of them produces landmark Rieslings. […]
It’s Champagne Time with Gustave Eiffel
If you use your imagination, a champagne bottle does in a way resemble the Eiffel Tower, wide-bodied on the bottom then becoming slender as it rises up. In 2021, the descendants of […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: More Great Wines from the Great State of New York
We recently had the good fortune at The Gourmet Gazette to taste some New York State wines: a red from the Lake Erie region, a rosé from the Finger Lakes and a […]
It’s Champagne Time with the House of Charpentier and a Happy Harvest
For a festive occasion at The Gourmet Gazette we returned to one of our favorite champagnes, the Blanc de Blancs from the house of Charpentier. One of the house’s signature collections is called […]
It’s Champagne Time with Chassenay d’Arce, Once Again
Ville-sur-Arce, France — It was a brilliant and bright September day in Champagne country, precisely in the Côte des Bar region at the southern edge of Champagne near Burgundy. The official harvest […]
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