Take a Look Inside this year’s Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne Don’t miss this opportunity to take a glimpse inside Burgundy’s largest tasting, Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne, and even spot a Grand Cru plot ‘Le Montrachet’ with Sommelier Leslee Miller, Owner of Amusée (www.amuseewine.com) and Twin Cities Wine Educator. Watch as she shares her… Continue
…coming from our new friend, Mr. Laurent Juillot, owner of Domaine Michel Juillot. A jolly man who’s face reads passion. Passion for his property, his grapes and the end result, his wine. Proud of his heritage, but open to much of what the rest of the globe has to offer him in the way of… Continue
Do you remember the ‘escargot’ scene from Pretty Woman? You the one…snail goes shooting across the room after Julia Roberts tries to pinch her escargot with that crazy little fork-like tweezer tool? That was almost me last nite! Well, not quite…but it was all I could think about as my husband watched me wolf down… Continue
Seriously? I mean, really? Have I slipped into some kind of wine coma never to return? If so, I’m definitely in wine heaven…and, I’m not sure I’d ever really like to leave. Is that okay? If there is a wine heaven, it is here. With the birds chirping you awake, the fresh smells of damp… Continue
I feel like I’ve flown round the globe in the past week. From MN to Croatia, back to the U.S. with lost bags (for a day), back on a plane in less than 48 hours and now in Paris! Whew. I’m not sure my sleep has caught up with me yet…but, the best thing is… Continue
Croatia’s Korta Katarina’s Winemaker Nika Silic + Sommelier Leslee Miller Talk from the Cellar Croatia’s newest and hottest Winemaker, Nika Silic, shares her thoughts in the cellar when it comes to tradition, barrel ageing and true wine-making. Ever wonder the path that a Winemaker takes when choosing barrels in his/her cellar, or what barrels work… Continue
It’s true, I’m here in Croatia – literally typing as we speak! Full of wine and loaded up on seafood, my travels so far are truly some only dream of. Sitting and writing from the city of Zagreb, I’m getting ready to head off for the southern city of Dubrovnik. Zagreb, located in the northern… Continue
Croatian winery, Korta Katarina’s wines tasted at Minneapolis Wine Market with Consumers Last nite was a pretty exciting nite for Amusée fans around AND for one particular Minneapolis family. Minneapolis family-owned, Croatian Winery – Korta Katarina – wines were tasted for the first time in a public U.S. retail setting at Pairings Wine Market. For… Continue
Family Meschini Talks Malbec, Mendoza and their LOVE for their family-owned Argentine Winery. In a country like the U.S., already chucked full of Minnesota based or born Winemakers, we’re still finding MORE! Minneapolis couple talks Malbec, Mendoza, and their LOVE for the wines that they produce from their Argentinian Winery. Meschini Winery, family owned and… Continue
Minneapolis Sommelier Reviews Croatia’s Top Wines
Wine Homework: 2008 Orin Swift ‘The Prisoner’ The wine: 46% Zinfandel, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 10% Petite Sirah, 2% Charbono, 1% Grenache Region: Napa, CA How I came to drink it: Everyone, I mean EVERYONE kept saying, ‘Have you had it?’, ‘It’s the best wine ever!’, ‘Leslee you HAVE to have it!’ – and… Continue
In recent weeks, I have had many requests for this ever so-popular growing category… Wines for $10 and Under. Here’s a great example of a question that was received from a Mr. Scrooge McDuck (not kidding!) in a recent blog: “I am a cheap son of a gun. What is your vote for the best… Continue