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My love for wine has been like my love for men, ever changing and maturing. First I would always go for the sweets ones (super fruity, white Zinfandels and dare I say Franzian in nature). And that was nice, but we all know how those sweet ones just end up...
Posted 07 Jul 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Paolo Fiorenzo: Stemware’s consumate artist

"My inspiration for the shape of the glass, fell on the form designed by the letter B (word Belém). It was then set across the board with the same form. The forms give to the glass a touch of sensuality, elegance and beauty. The glasses will be produced, and there...
Posted 14 Jun 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Cabernet Sauvignon; King of all Grapes

H. Marisol Ramirez is the Associate Producer of Merlove, a documentary about Merlot wine, Director of Guest Services at Darioush Winery in Napa and an admitted, hopeless oenophile. With the imminent introduction of our own Sacre Bleu, Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, we thought an homage to the grape would be...
Posted 03 Jun 2010 | Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Leah Hennessy talkin wine and her g-g-g-generation

I wrote the open letter because I think Steve Heimoff's post represented an attitude among individuals in the wine industry of frustration and head-in-sand reactions to this nascent focus on younger drinkers. It reminds me of not-so-long ago when the same people had the same reactions to facebook..I find it...
Posted 18 May 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Wine is the “patient perk” at Dallas Floss

Who among us hasn't equated a scheduled dental appointment with a certain gulag type glee? It's fairly typical, isn't it? Some of the common concerns include fear of injections, the anaesthetic not working, concerns about unnecessary treatment and anxiety about cross-infection, the obligatory hygienist lecture about...
Posted 05 May 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Veronique Cecilia Barretto; San Antonio’s Patron Saint of Wine

I'm pretty sure I am a borderline social media addict and Yes, I LOVE Chilean wines! Mmmmmm!! On my list of my favorite wine producing countries....Chile is #1. Though I can't really say that too loud while I am finishing up my masters here in Burgundy, France for obvious reasons....
Posted 20 Apr 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Wine Confidential pops the cork on Sacre Bleu

Wine Confidential is a series featured on the CBC, Canada's national public radio and television broadcaster. Get 7 minutes into the feature and sandwiched between wine luminaries Robert Parker, Dan Aykroyd, Gary Vaynerchuk and Wayne Gretsky is a clever shout out for the brand Sacre...
Posted 14 Apr 2010 | News, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Anne Marie; Wine Model to Oenophile

We've received a large number of inquiries over the past two years from fans and consumers asking who is the girl featured in so many of Sacre Bleu's ads and promotional posters. Since it really doesn't qualify as a State secret, we thought it would be fun to tell...
Posted 25 Mar 2010 | Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

I want my Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon

Much to our relief the resilient workers in Chile’s wine-producing region, including ours in the historic Maule Valley, have now returned to the fields to bring in this year’s grape harvest. It's interesting to watch because much like California, Chile has coastal mountain ranges between great valleys and the Pacific...
Posted 23 Mar 2010 | Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Natalie MacLean writes of a Delicate Balance

Her book Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass was recently chosen the Best Wine Literature Book in the English language at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. So, when Natalie accepted our invitation to submit a special piece to Sacre Bleu, we were...
Posted 17 Mar 2010 | Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments