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CHAMPAGNE CHARPENTIER & CHEESE: A CHICAGO PAIRING GUIDE
Featuring pairings and thoughts from Erin Carlman Weber, All Together Now (Chicago) All Together Now hosted Candid and Charpentier for an unforgettable trade tasting, pairing these Biodynamic Champagnes with the best of their cheese case. After the tasting, Erin sat down with Damien Casten of Candid Wines and Stéphanie Creyssels, Export Manager for Champagne Charpentier. Stéphanie shared the pairing proposed by the estate's good friend, Xavier Thuret, Meilleur Ouvrier de Fra
A WINEMAKER'S PERSPECTIVE: ALEX MCNEELY'S DEEP DIVE INTO LOUIS CHENU PÈRE ET FILLES AND SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE TERROIR
When a sommelier turned winemaker visits Burgundy, they see details that others miss. In 2024, Candid Wines' Alex McNeely traveled to...
HOW WINE BARRELS ARE MADE : A WINEMAKER'S INSIDE LOOK AT A FRENCH COOPERAGE
Oregon winemaker Brianne Day of Day Wines shares her unique insights from working as a barrel sales representative in Bordeaux, where she learned firsthand how wine barrels are made.
PINEAU D'AUNIS: THE RARE "KING" OF LOIRE RED WINE GRAPES
Pinecan be light and juicy, with soft red fruit one might mistake for Gamay, but that finishes with a black pepper component that reminds many of Syrah. Or it can be dense and structured, needing time in a decanter (or in the cellar), to open and show all of its layers of darker black fruit.
SCHERRER WINERY: PINOT NOIR HARVEST TIME IN SONOMA
12 months of work leads to one magic moment for winemaker, Fred Scherrer: The day when Pinot Noir arrives at the Scherrer Winery.
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