I’m not really a red wine lover. When it comes to choosing a glass when I’m out it’s always white, or sparkling. Rosé on a summer’s day if the menu is offering something other than a Californian White Zinfandel, that is. And when it comes to choosing a bottle – even when I’ve ordered red… More Appreciating Red Wine: My Journey of Discovery.
Those who know me well – actually, those who only know me even a tiny bit – will be utterly aghast at the title of this post. All the myriad of related suggestions and images my friends kindly post for me on my Facebook underline my reputation as a true Prosecco Girl! My love affair… More To Prosecco, or Not To Prosecco: that is the question.
As I have said already, I was pleasantly surprised – and indeed, relieved – to discover several wine bars in a city that is uber-famous for a beverage I cannot abide. But finding a nice-looking wine bar to sit in and soak up the ambience, admiring the art on the wall or relaxing in a fabulously… More Prague Part II: It’s all about the Wine.
Due to a combination of what can only be described as poor foresight (or extreme optimism) on the part of the original concept team (- who builds a city on wooden poles stuck into a foundation of sand, right?!), and the (literally) sinking effects of global climate change, Venice’s future is certainly uncertain. So my… More Viva Venezia!
My lovely drummer and I have recently returned from four amazing days in a city neither of us had visited before – Prague. I think we might just have been the last two people on earth not to have been until now, given the “oohs” and “ahhs” we got from friends when we told them of… More Prague Part I: It’s not all about the beer.