Category Archives: Europe

A New Look on New Year’s

Posted on March 21, 2020 by juliamenn

Ever since moving to New York at 18, I’d fallen into the trap of trying to make every New Year’s Eve as raucous and debaucherous as possible. I had a good run of it, too; New York City in general, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Ireland, Musings, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, brilliant, china, company, countdown, drinking, Dublin, Friends, healing, Ireland, kissing, love, new year's eve, nyc, nye, realization, Revelation, Scotland | 1 Comment

Uisga Beatha

Posted on February 24, 2020 by juliamenn

Uisga Beatha (pronounced Oosh-kah Bae [Scottish] or Ish–kah Baha [Irish]) is Gaelic for ‘The Water of Life’ and used to describe that liquid golden nectar: Whisky. Why is Uisga Beathe synonymous with Whisky? Well, take your pick; from claims that … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Uncategorized, Whisky | Tagged alcohol, american oak, angel's share, auchentoshan, barrel, cardhu, copper, dalwhinnie, Distillery, distilling, european oak, ferment, glenfiddich, glenturret, grain, loch, malted barley, mash tun, mature, new make spirit, scotch, Scotland, spirit, still, sweet wort, washback, Whiskey, Whisky, wood | 1 Comment

In Bruges

Posted on November 16, 2019 by juliamenn

The extent of my knowledge about Bruges was that a movie with Colin Farrell had come out some years ago with the same name. No idea what it was about*, but when I got to Belgium and Kim was like, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged belgium, boat ride, bruges, canal, canal tour, charming, cobbled streets, colin farrell, day trip, Europe, european city, history, horse drawn carriage, hot chocolate, in bruges, magic, old school, quaint, swans | 2 Comments

Amsterdam: City of Houseboats and Bicycles

Posted on May 19, 2019 by juliamenn

I got to take a spur-of-the-moment trip to Amsterdam, city of houseboats, bicycles, legalized marijuana use, and, oh yeah, prostitution! I was in the city less than 5 minutes before I caught the first pungent whiffs of weed, passed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam, anne frank, anne frank huis, banksy, bicycles, bike, boat, boatamsterdam, canal, canal tour, explore, gf, gluten free, houseboats, ivy and bros, legalize, marijuana, moco museum, museum, netherlands, pot, prostitution, van gogh, vegan, veggie, walk, weed | 1 Comment

Wine Talk: 2014 Barolo Producer Tasting (La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by juliamenn

My tasting at Burzi afforded me not only a chance to try my first proper Barolos outside of a classroom setting, but also yielded precious information about a Barolo producer tasting over the weekend as they rolled out their 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged barolo, burzi, cantina comunale di la morra, drinking, finish, grape, italian, Italy, la morra, langhe, mauro molino, nebbiolo, osvaldo viberti, piedmont, producer, silvio grasso, somm, tannins, wine, wine tasting, WSET | Leave a comment

Wine Talk: Burzi (La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by juliamenn

The reason I went to Piedmont, Italy in the first place was to see the region famous for Barolo (along with Barbaresco, and, to a slightly lesser extent, Roero – but all are made from the native Nebbiolo grape) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Italy, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged aging, barbaresco, barbera, barolo, burzi, cru, dry, italian, Italy, la morra, nebbiolo, nose, palate, roero, soil, tanaro, tannins, tasting notes, truffles, vineyard, violet, wine, wine tasting, Winery, wines | Leave a comment

Wine Talk: Château Meursault (Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne, France)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by juliamenn

Finding myself in one of the most prestigious wine regions of the world (renowned for producing the world’s most expensive dry white wines), I had to figure out how to do some tasting! Thankfully, I met some friends who had … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged 12th century, 15th century, aligote, barrels, beaune, bottle aging, bottles, bourgogne, burgundy, Cellar, chardonnay, chateau, cote d'or, cote de beaune, France, french, meursault, oak, pinot noir, wine, wine tasting, Winery | Leave a comment

Wine Talk: Champagne Faucheron Gavroy (Champagne, France)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by juliamenn

Getting to visit a Grand Cru classé Champagne House was definitely the highlight of my brief stop in Champagne, France. Of the 100+ villages in Champagne, only 17 are considered Grand Cru territory, and each year the individual Houses need … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Travel, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged bottle, bottle aging, bubbles, Cellar, Champagne, Champagne Houses, chardonnay, disgorgement, Epernay, Europe, Faucheron Gavroy, France, Grand cru, hectares, lees, oak, oak aging, pinot noir, produce, sparkling wine, sur lie, tour, villages, vineyards, wine, wine tour, Winery | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Europe

A New Look on New Year’s

In Bruges

Amsterdam: City of Houseboats and Bicycles

Wine Talk: 2014 Barolo Producer Tasting (La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy)

Wine Talk: Burzi (La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy)

Wine Talk: Château Meursault (Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne, France)

Wine Talk: Champagne Faucheron Gavroy (Champagne, France)

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