Sips & tips~from a Certified Urban Wine Nerd!
Importer/Exporter, Wholesale & Distribution. Sommelier lll.
Live:San Francisco, CA,& Burgundy, France. Recently married!
From the SF beaches of Cali to the countryside of Bourgogne. Passion: Popping bottles & eating damn good food.I live for farmers markets, antiques, and cellar diving! Finding lil' treasures, falling in love in France, & working abroad. BE of legal age to follow this blog. Thanks for stopping by...
When you see your wine at your favorite restaurants....
Google track for my wine tastings.... I am busy....I work!
People really like The Rhone Vinsobres Domaine Vallot Le Coriancon.
The Laurenti is a sophisticated Champagne. The Vallot is a Lovely Rhone. Both PERFECT for Spring (Printemps) and Summer (l'ete) The two couldn't be be different, and people love them.
Views for Laurenti Rose
Imported by Game of Seasons
They're getting pretty popular. We're excited! Contact Game of Seasons for Wholesale and Pricing. www.gameofseasons.com nikki@gameofseasons.com
Airbnb liked my instagram photo, which was taken by my Samsung 5 by the way. Imagine my whole adventure has been by camera phone. I am no expert... I know Wine and Food as a Specialist, and my husband French Cuisine and works in Gothic Medieval architecture. We happen to love what we do, and want to share the beauty of working in France and San Francisco.
Join us and Visit us for Summer Wine tours and Gothic sightseeing! As well as Mind blowing FRENCH FOOD, French wine or Medieval Hyporcras Drinking!
Hippocras[1][2] (Latin: vīnum Hippocraticum), sometimes spelled hipocras or hypocras, is a drink made from wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, and possibly heated. After steeping the spices in the sweetened wine for a day, the spices are strained out through a conical cloth filter bag called a manicum hippocraticumor Hippocratic sleeve (originally devised by the 5th century BC Greek physician Hippocrates to filter water). This is the origin of the name hippocras.
Where to next?!
We are starting to take reservations for the
late Spring and Summer.
Booking to create an the ultimate experience for you. We can take a Gothic Wine Adventure through the French countryside.
Semur-en-Auxois, Beaune, Dijon, Saulieu
& Champagne.
Email: nikki@gameofseasons.com
nikkicalisf@gmail.com
visit: www.gameofseasons.com or www.jeuxdessaisons.com
Nikki: Magical Medieval Wine tasting, Wine Pairing at the local farmers market (Le Marche) and fun easy educational sips and tips.
Francois: The ultimate Gothic fairy tales of the Medieval architecture, and this man can cook up Enchanting dinners in the garden
Visit Les Pintos in Burgundy for a Wine, Food, and Art new story!
racksiddy😍 do you have a Stamp Travel account? i would love to follow your Stamps!
airbnbWe love this shot and would love to feature it on Airbnb social channels and materials (and of course give you photo credit)! If that’s ok with you, please reply with #AirbnbPhoto agree to our Terms of Use http://abnb.co/L31ePw.
gameofseasons@airbnb Sure. It's in the same town of our petite canal house, on your site. My husband will be stoked. He's a sculptor, and he had just finished doing restoration on this Médiéval Gothique 13th century church. Collégiale Notre Dame de Semur-en-Auxois, which is located in the center on 3 Rue Notre Dame, 24110. Airbnb listing: La Maison du Pont (The Bridge House) Semur-en-Auxois, France. Thank you.😊
Thanks Airbnb and Samsung 5! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12820375 view listing also Nikki@gameofseasons.com to put together European Getaway together designed just for you!
If you find yourself in Bourgogne, and a craving authentic French food, or drink this incredible wine from the region!? Or do you have an interest in art, religion, ancient ruins, or perhaps you have a deep curiosity for historical medieval architecture?! I propose this stunning Gothic little city and jump on a train from Paris,(Gare de Lyon) to Montbard….1 hour! If you are driving by car(we have parking) and it is 2.5 hours from Paris and 2 hours from the city of Lyon. You won’t be sad driving, and cruising through Burgundy’s famous French countryside!
Enjoy our house, and ride bikes in the maze of ancient relics, churches, or stop in the cutest shops downtown, have a cafe, a drink in the bar, and there is also le marché (farmers markets)….which can always be fun! This is a must see, dreamy little town, that stories of legend have been written about, and dates back to the 11th/13th century.
Gothic Medieval Fest Semur-en-Auxois
Medieval Fest!
Join us in the French countryside for mind blowing French food!
Come by, be merry, drink, and mingle. Check it out...and don't take yourself too serious. Unwind.
It can get little rowdy, but who cares, it's fun! The folks at SF Yellow Bike are good friends of Game of Seasons. SF Yellow Bike great bunch of spirited people, and are doing great things for the community. www.sfyellowbike.org/ They have done a few of these events at the Metreon, downtown San Francisco. I've enjoyed working with them before, and it's always a good time for a great cause!
I was happy to be added to the Spring list of fun! Thanks Woody!
Do you want bubbles the next day? Did you accidentally pop open a bottle of Champagne, and can't finish it? #poppinbottles #popit It happens....sometimes when you're on a roll, at a party, a wedding, a birthday...etc. Or have you ever looked around after your party, and realize there's quite a few bottles that are still open? What a pity, and a waste you think, while you're sipping on one of them. LOL Then you remember that instagram or this blog, or an episode of Myth Busters! Or you don't know about the spoon, what f'n spoon?! What are you talking about? Yep, because no one ever told you, nor showed you the trick with the SPOON. A SPOON!
Picture credit by the Matrix...an epic movie favorite. Who could forget this scene and this kid with the bending spoon?
Sidenote: Per The Matrix 101 site: The spoon exists only in the Matrix, which really means it doesn't exist. It's a lesson for Neo, to help him realize that manipulating the Matrix isn't about focusing on an object and trying to change it. The object doesn't exist, so he can't change it, he has to change himself.
Continuing....Bottomline good Champagne or Sparkles in general are not to be wasted. So what do you do when everyone is leaving, or passed out? With everyone gone or asleep in various places of your house, and sunrise is imminent, one must act quickly to save the frothy from dying. Slowly but surely you too, the life of the party, is starting to drift into sleepytown..... Cork plugs are where? You realize you've already sent your mom and a friend home with a paper bag of goodies, and cork stopper bubbles. Put a spoon in it! Yesssss! Put SPOONs in the bottles, toss in the fridge, bed. In a few hours, chase the dragon and it still going to be refreshing. I do this with my White wines and Roses too. I have no shame in preserving my preciousness. It's just Science and old school. My mom did this when I was young, of course I thought nothing of it. But, as an adult her old school ways are still the best tricks of the trade. The Science behind it comes from the metal spoon, put on like a cork or "neck of the bottle." Cold air is just thick and dense. Think of the Fog in the morning... Now if you live in San Francisco, or parts of Bourgogne (Burgundy) especially Dijon or Semur-en Auxois it just sits after it rolls in and stays for awhile. So, basically the spoon gets cold, and stays cold. Colder than the plug you took out your drawer when you corked it with the stopper. Metal stays cool, and helps cool the air inside the bottle.....quicker. This prevents the bubbles from losing their lovely effervescence....fizzzzz, frizzante, le bolle, burbujas, les bulles. The bubbles don't escape, stay fresh and "Good morning." "Hello pain perdu!" (French toast.)
Just like new! I have even used a fork to see if it could stand up to it's helpful partner. It worked, though I feel the spoon is best!
Another tip,with a sip: This also works for soda and sparkling H2O in a bottle.
Use a Spoon in your bottle instead of an air lock cork, try something new. If you already know about this, pass the myth on. It works! Experiment with friends.... Next day you wake up, and they're waking up too. The smell your yummy breakfast cooking, impress them more. Offer a fresh squeezed pamplemousse(grapefruit) mimosa, as you pour from the same bottle from the night before. Champagne sans le jus or mimosa who cares as it is still fizzy and refreshingly delicious. Turn on some Jazz, (let's say Francoise Hardy) and let the festivities continue!
Why, do I do all of this? Simple....
