Welcome to binNotes foray into Monthly Wine Writing Contest
#5: FEAST
by: L.M. Archer, FWS
Blame it on the drunken cyclist, who started this whole bloody contest. As one of his legion of followers, of course I’m coercible – at least this month. Yes, this month’s clever little Monthly Wine Writing Challenge, devised by last month’s winner confessionsofawinegeek.com, begs attention, like my adorable mascot Lucca. This month’s topic? Feast.
It’s pretty simple: Food + Wine = Feast. My recent trip to Burgundy confirms this.
Not just any trip to Burgundy. No – a Masters Level Immersion Program in Bourgogne Wine through the French Wine Society, conducted by Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB.)
A program steeped in classroom, négotiant, domaine and co-op visits, fueled by quintessentially French multi-course luncheons and dinners. For a lactose-intolerant, non-meat eating lightweight inbiber (* 2 oz. leaves…
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