Muscadet, a French white wine from the Loire Valley near Nantes, is produced more than any other Loire Valley wine and comes with an interesting history, as I learned from Georges Verdier of Chateau de Oiseliniere. I met with Georges Verdier at the Loire Valley…
Loire Valley and Rose with JustJess at the W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel
Looking for the perfect setting to have that glass of French wine in Chicago? The W LakeShore Chicago Hotel is the spot. The W hotel has one of the best…
Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Oscars and JustJess of Wine Channel TV
Star spotting, wine sipping and wallet-busting shopping are all "must do's" when in Beverly Hills, especially before the Oscars. The Beverly Wilshire…
Enology Wine Bar, Intercontinental Hotel and Wine TV in Chicago
After a long day of holiday shopping, wine was definitely on my mind. I'd heard some great things about the Enology Wine Bar at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago and decided to give it a swirl. The hype was right about this wine bar, as soon as I walked…
Beaujolais Nouveau and Wine Channel TV with JustJess in Chicago at the Dana Hotel and Spa
"Le Beaujolais Est Arrivé!" This is the sign that used to be seen all across Beaujolais dating back to the 19th century announcing another successful harvest of Beaujolais Nouveau. The Beaujolais Nouveau celebration happens on the third Thursday of November…
Mountain Wine Blind Tasting at Chicago’s Hotel Allegro with Wine Channel TV
Blind tasting's out of brown paper bags are not something you would usually pair with wines in the $200 price range or at the Luxury Hotel Allegro in Chicago. Yet, this pairing turned out to be a winner and WineChannelTV was there to capture it at the TITAN…
Argyle Winery, Rollin Soles and WineChannelTV talk Oregon Pinot Noir
Winemaker Rollin Soles of Oregon's Argyle Winery has made quite a name for himself in Oregon Pinot Noir country, even though he got his start all the way over in Switzerland. I met with Rollin at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago for an Exclusive Argyle Winery…
Wine TV – March Madness – NCAA New Zealand Wine
Wine TV March Madness Wine Guide There's nothing better than a Buzzer beater shot by an underdog, like Murray State over Vanderbilt, and with a cold glass of ...wine of course :)! This week I visited The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, which was home to the New…
Wine TV – 99 Points and Trefethen Family Vineyard
Wine TV Wine Guide -Trefethen Janet Trefethen of Trefethen Family Vineyards had a big surprise to share with WineChannelTV this week in Dallas. It was not that she had just won another cutting horse competition or was excited for the 2010 Trefethen Wine Cruise.…