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Vitis House North Carolina

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RENOWNED CHEF, DOREEN COLONDRES, TO LAUNCH N.C. WINE SCHOOL: VITIS HOUSE
First WSET Program Provider in North Carolina to open September 2019 in Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C., September 9, 2019 – Doreen Colondres, acclaimed international chef, TV personality and Amazon best-selling author, announced today her launch of the first professional wine school in N.C. that will also serve as a WSET (Wine & Spirits Education Trust) program provider. She will kick off the launch of Vitis House by joining the worldwide Wine Education Week celebrations with a “Finding the Perfect Match” food and wine pairing class at Loading Dock Raleigh on September 12.

A Glass of Godello, Please!

Godello

The world of wine is fascinating, and one lifetime isn’t enough to get to know it completely. Just when we think we’ve tried all the wine in the world, another grape varietal becomes fashionable. So, we pour it into our glass, and it makes us fall in love.

Let’s take a trip to Spain. Let’s travel north, to the spectacular region of Galicia. It is a majestic land, very popular for its seafood and the Albariño, a wine that has stolen everybody’s attention for being a very refreshing white wine.

An Inspiring Initiative for #winelovers

The increase of wine consumption in the United States and Mexico, and the growing demand from consumers for better quality wine (particularly in the US), tells us that consumers are valuing the art of wine making more. I mean, we have more #winelovers.

Eating Jamón Ibérico is Good for Your Health

jamon iberico

A recent study published by the National Association of Meat Industries of Spain (ANICE) revealed, for the first time, that consuming Iberian ham (Jamón Ibérico) improves cardiovascular health.

Tiny but Powerful

blueberries

I love arandanos—or blueberries as we call them in English. Their sweetness, juiciness and their beautiful bluish-purple color decorating my breakfasts are never missing from my kitchen.

Cooking in Biblical Times

biblical cooking

I always ask myself, “What would be some of the recipes people prepared during Jesus’s time?” So, I recently booked a trip to the spectacular land of Israel to find out.