WINE ‘HANDBAGS’ GO ON SALE IN UK 7th June, 2013 by Lucy Shaw Article Posted by: The Drinks Business Swedish company Vernissage has started selling its boxed wines shaped to look like designer handbags in the UK due to unprecedented consumer demand. Vernissage’s wine ‘handbags’ have gone on sale in the UK due to consumer… Continue
Looking to build a Wine Cellar? In my most recent column with Artful Living Magazine, I share tips on how to store, show off and share your wine collection. Amusée’s cellar building partner, Foxwood Cellars, and I come together to show you some fabulous examples of transitions from closet to cellar in this informative piece. (Page… Continue
A great article by my friend, Bill Ward of the Star Tribune as to the ‘Do Not Do’s’ at your Next Wine Tasting Event A not-to-do list for wine tastings Article by: BILL WARD Star Tribune May 8, 2013 – 2:36 PM Not to put too fine a point on it — or encourage excess… Continue
Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits 4135 Hiawatha Ave A new craft beer and wine focused liquor store in South Minneapolis Like us on Facebook! Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits 4135 Hiawatha Ave * Minneapolis, MN A new craft beer and wine focused liquor store in South Minneapolis Like us on Facebook! AGAINST THE ODDS, ELEVATED… Continue
Why You’ll Be Drinking Moscato This Year By LETTIE TEAGUE Anyone who claims to be able to see into the future is often forecasting the past. (Isn’t that how history manages to repeat itself?) Since this holds true as much for wine journalists as anyone else, I’ll make my own backward-facing prediction: The hottest wine… Continue
Holiday gift guide 2011: For the oenophile Vita.MN Article: November 24, 2011 By Christy DeSmith, photo by Tom Sweeney Forged in the crucibles of the West Coast wine industry, sommelier and event planner Leslee Miller recently returned to her native Midwest to launch Amusée, a wine consulting and events firm. Check out her plum wish… Continue
It’s not all that often that we hear anything beyond “who the winemaker” is anymore when tasting wines out of California. I’m not saying that it never happens, but often I feel this ends up being the case when tasting some of the golden state’s more cult-styled wines. After living almost 4 years in Oregon… Continue
Time is just flying by these summer months! And as I would love for the August summer clock to tick a bit slower, I still found myself these past few weeks counting down the days to our Girls August Tasting Nite. Blogs past recap our past events, yet none can seem to truly encapsulate the amount… Continue
I teach only what I believe. I believe only what I experience for myself and actually end up feeling, from my own view point. Yes, I teach the facts with every wine class – but in all reality – I also allow folks to ‘experience’ wine from their own point of view. You know why? … Continue
Funny how life brings us to where we are. Just 4 and 1/2 years ago, I sat in an office perched above the Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley. My life, belonging to one of the most coveted Oregon wineries, was quite…as I look back at it…a pretty kick ass life. Director to one of… Continue
The ABC’s of Wine, Grape Juice 101, Wine 101, Wine Education 101, Wine Basics, Wine Intro, Wine Pairing 101…it’s all been done, right? Hmmm, think again. Amusée brings to you a new series of gulping grape juice gracefully in a class called: The Wine Buzz. (I know you love the title, try not to swipe… Continue
I know you’ve heard me say this a zillion times over in blogs past, but I truly mean it when I say ‘A Sommelier’s Life is never short of Exciting.’ A truly amazing career that allows me to connect with a different group of people on a nightly basis. From the cooking/wine classes I teach… Continue