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May 22, 2022

Join us for this spectacular live virtual tasting with Yalumba:

World Class Viognier

Apr 28, 2022 at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

Join Karen as she tastes the stunning Viognier wines of Australia’s Yalumba winery and talks with winemaker Louisa Rose.

For details and registration visit HERE.

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The croissant is a French pastry that was baked into its crescent moon shape in order to look more appealing than traditional round or oblong loaves.

Answer: False.

In fact, the croissant isn’t even really French but Austrian. For centuries, imperialistic Turkish tribes hoping to invade western Europe considered Austria a militarily strategic foothold. Austria usually managed to defend itself against these periodic sieges, but occasionally the Turks prevailed. A brief occupation in the late 1600s had two redeeming results—both culinary. Coffee beans were brought to Vienna, instigating a revolutionary change in Austrian drinking habits, and Viennese bakers created the croissant to commemorate the end of the Turkish siege. The rich dough’s shape was not, alas, a marketing strategy: it was modeled after the crescent moon emblem on the Turkish banners.

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Number of miles the sparkling wine vineyards of southern England are from Champagne. Thanks to nearly identical chalky soils laid down before the English Channel formed, England is now the newest hotspot for fine fizz.… Continue reading

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