I’ve heard all these: “I can’t drink red wine because the sulfites give me a headache. White is ok though.” “I can only drink good quality red wines because the sulfites give me a headache.” “The red wines last night gave me a headache, tonight I’ll have a gin instead.” “I’m allergic to sulfites.” “I…
Author: David Devere
Friday Video Diversion
Sometimes the weekend can’t come soon enough. Maybe you need a little diversion before getting to today’s task. As a balm to your week long blues I offer you two funny wine videos from Paso Robles that were submitted to Wine Spectators Yearly Video Contest. These are clever and fun and wine geeky. Maybe you should enjoy a…
Wine Serving Temperature Chart
Before I started learning about wine and hosting wine tasting classes I used to store my white wines in the refrigerator door and my red wines on top of the fridge. This ensured that my whites were cold and my reds were room temperature. What more did I need to know? My basis for serving…
New Year Laws and Party Ice Breakers
Are you going to a New Year’s Eve Party this year? Are you worried about the uncomfortable silence that might surround you when faced with a gaggle of unfamiliar party goers? Never fear – I subscribe to The Economist and despite it’s academic sounding title it’s always chock a block full of trivia. More importantly, trivia you…
Solstice, Antarctica & Webcams
Summer solstice, 1995, I spent the night in Antarctica in an ice cave that I built with my fellow survival school classmates. The policy was that if you were going to winter-over on the ice, you had to go to survival school. You had to learn how to build an ice cave, how to start…
Doors of France Part III
This is the last Part of the Doors of France series. If you’ve enjoyed this series “Like” Savvy Nomad to add us to your Facebook Newsfeed.
Eating Through France on $31 a day?
Looking over the receipts from my trip to France last September I was surprised to find that eating in France wasn’t as expensive as I thought it might be. Three friends and I spent 10 days in France: 2 days in Paris and 8 days along the Canal du Midi on a rented canal boat….
Doors of France Part II
We continue the Doors of France series with Part II. Part I got some great suggestions such as signs and windows of France. These are great ideas but I don’t have any pictures of signs or windows. I guess another trip to France is required… The creative credit for this series goes to Carolyn Karsell….
One Minute on the Canal du Midi
The holidays are starting and sometimes they can be stressful. The weather in Minnesota has turned cold and grey. The streets and sidewalks are salty but I still manage to slip on an icy patch. I need a reminder of summer. Today I offer you a respite, a little haven, a minute of peace from the…
Doors of France Part I
While on our trip to France my friend and co-traveler, Carolyn Karsell, thought it would be fun to take pictures of all the different doors we encountered. Here we present the Doors of France Part I.