Discoveries

Annina Francis

Jul 14, 2018
2 min

Domaine de la Baume: After Week

The end of the week is always a pleasant moment and nothing beats celebrating the start of the weekend with an After Week evening at the ...

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Annina Francis

Jan 25, 2018
3 min

Paul Mas Winery Tour

As one of the most important wineries in the Languedoc, I was lucky enough to have a peek behind the scenes at the making of some of the ...

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Annina Francis

Sep 28, 2017
3 min

Visit to Bouchard Aîné et Fils

On our trip to Beaune, I knew that one of my stops had to be Bouchard Ainé et Fils. They're one of the oldest wine merchants in the Côte ...

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Annina Francis

Sep 19, 2017
3 min

Visit to Chateau de Marsannay

On my recent trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit the Chateau de Marsannay. Named after the little village which it calls home...

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Annina Francis

Aug 31, 2017
4 min

Wines to try this year

Everyone has a wine wishlist, you may have not thought a lot about it, but what is sure is that if you're the slightest bit interested in...

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Annina Francis

Aug 29, 2017
2 min

Top 3 Wine Bars to visit when in Montpellier, France

Montpellier is seen as the capital of the Languedoc and a wonderful city getaway surrounded by vines as far as the eye can see. When visi...

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Annina Francis

Aug 8, 2017
3 min

My Top 3 Organic Red Wines

Organic wines are becoming more and more common in the market. While some may feel that it's just a phase for a select group of clients, ...

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Annina Francis

Jul 25, 2017
3 min

Rosé and Sushi

With the heat of the summer all you want to do is eat something nice and cool with a refreshing drink and do anything but turn on your ov...

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Annina Francis

Jul 18, 2017
3 min

Clos Bagatelle and Creamy Salmon Tagliatelle Food Pairing

Summer is the perfect time to go to the beach and eat some yummy seafood so it's natural that I gravitated towards a creamy salmon taglia...

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Annina Francis

May 18, 2017
1 min

Wine Discovery - Terra Cranta Merlot Cabernet Pays d'Oc

Today I'm going to talk about Terra Cranta Merlot cabernet Pays d'Oc produced by the Quarante growers cooperative in the Languedoc. In th...

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Annina Francis

Feb 16, 2017
1 min

Wine Discovery - Riesling

Riesling is an emblematic German varietal known for its lightness and fruity taste. It’s also very well known in the east of France, in A...

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Annina Francis

Jan 31, 2017
3 min

VINISUD 2017 — A time for discovery

Vinisud is a reunion of sorts where producers and buyers get to meet one another and taste wines from the whole of Europe and beyond. Dur...

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About Me

L'Art de Vivre started as a passion project for me to share my knowledge and discoveries within the wine industry. Since then it has grown to include travel and food. I hope you will join me on my adventures.