With its sunny yellow labels, Veuve Clicquot is one of the largest and most recognizable champagne houses in the world. Founded in 1772 and based in Reims, France, it has a captivating history. Innovation, entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment, and most recently, environmental sustainability. I had the opportunity to immerse myself in their solaire universe this weekend through a Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame Visit. This experience included several tastings, a guided tour of the cellars, as well as stops at the vineyards and facilities in Verzy. It ended with an exclusive visit to the grounds of the private mansion. On the Menu: About the Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame The Cellar Visit + First Tasting The Vineyards The Facilities The Grounds Grande Dame...
Hi Friends! Here’s my weekly post sharing about what’s going on in the world of RecipeGirl, as well as some fun links to things I’ve come across lately. So here it goes: following are 10 things to share with you this week- everything from recipes to shopping to a few fun articles and more. There are a few affiliate links included here and there. Enjoy! Favorite Mother’s Day Recipes! The simple secret ingredient in this Basil Lime Fruit Salad recipe is a basil-lime syrup. This is a lovely, fresh fruit salad tossed with a light basil-flavored syrup- which adds a flavor that is very mild. This Triple Berry Salad with Sugared Almonds is the perfect summer salad. Mixed greens are topped with...
The gray skies opened up just in time for the return of the BeachLife Festival to Redondo Beach on Friday, May 5, and conguero Poncho Sánchez set the laid-back party tone early in the day right on the sand. “It’s going to be a beautiful day, just look around ” said Long Beach resident Belinda Delgado as she pointed to the ocean and danced on the sand during Sánchez’s early afternoon set at the Lowtide stage, one of the first performances of day one of the May 5-7 festival. Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer or prefer to watch from afar, get weekly dispatches during the Southern California music festival season. Subscribe here....
While clearing out our weedy asparagus patch last week, I came across this little nest and brown speckled egg. The only birds I have seen fly in or out of the community garden plot are the Goldfinches in the late summer that like our sunflowers and zinnias. There is also the Robin that follows me around as I weed and a Hawk that surveys the garden from up high on the utility lines for baby bunnies and other prey. A bit of research assured me that this egg did not belong to any of these regular visiting birds.Cecily Nabors, our Washington Gardener Magazine bird columnist, thinks it may be a Cowbird. This makes me feel much better about the abandoned...
With its sunny yellow labels, Veuve Clicquot is one of the largest and most recognizable champagne houses in the world. Founded in 1772 and based in Reims, France, it has a captivating history. Innovation, entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment, and most recently, environmental sustainability. I had the opportunity to immerse myself in their solaire universe this weekend through a Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame Visit. This experience included several tastings, a guided tour of the cellars, as well as stops at the vineyards and facilities in Verzy. It ended with an exclusive visit to the grounds of the private mansion. On the Menu: About the Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame The Cellar Visit + First Tasting The Vineyards The Facilities The Grounds Grande Dame...
