Terre Mieli Cieli

14/06/2026

In case you’d like to discover some excellent wines and different wine regions of Germany, we still have a few spots left for this Thursday’s German wine tasting.

We’ll have several good Rieslings but not only those, and wines, including red wines, from several regions.

Everyone who came to our last German wine tasting felt bad for those German wine skeptics who didn’t!

June 18 - German wine tasting – Ave de l'Observatoire 96, Thu 18 Jun 2026 - Dear fellow wine lovers, For June, we propose a return to the wines of one of the most under-appreciated wine producers in Europe: Germany. Everyone knows that the Rhine and Mosel Valleys produce great Rieslings, but i...

08/06/2026

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05/06/2026

Already have plans for the 18th of June? If not, this German wine tasting promises to open your eyes to the breadth and depth of German wines.

We'll taste wines from several different regions, and not all Rieslings!

June 18 - German wine tasting – Comptoir Rodin, Thu 18 Jun 2026 - Dear fellow wine lovers,  For June, we propose a return to the wines of one of the most under-appreciated wine producers in Europe: Germany. Everyone knows that the Rhine and Mosel Valleys produce great Rieslings, but it also pro...

23/05/2026

Flashback to a rainy but tasty wine tour of the Douro Valley and side visit to the Fonseca Winery in the Setúbal peninsula.

We visited and tasted wines and ports at , , , .and.soul, , , and and found something to love at each stop. We had some excellent advice from .essence.

The visit underscored my long-held belief that Portugal produces some of the best wines in the world and generally offers excellent value for money.

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18/05/2026

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The country’s wine revolution continues apace

14/05/2026

Flashback to a great wine tasting with .fotopoulos.359 at .bruxelles. Our wine tastings usually feature native grapes, but in this case we made an exception for Greek-French blends and were not disappointed.

We learned how many Greek wine makers (and not just Greek wine makers) used to focus on French grapes like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon because people both in Greece and elsewhere already knew them. How many people can correctly pronounce Agiorgitiko (a classic Greek red grape variety)? It’s A-ghyor-ghyítiko. Then, once people and importers began to trust the wine makers, they began to introduce and in some cases even resurrect native Greek varieties for more complex, interesting blends such as Assyrtiko and Sauvignon Blanc.

Today Greece boasts a huge variety not just of French grape wines and blends but also pure monovarietal Greek wines including award-winning Assyrtikos, Xinómavros, and Agiorghítikos. Watch this space! There are lots more pleasant surprises on the way.

30/04/2026

Next wine tastings: France vs. U.S., Germany and Belgium - https://mailchi.mp/2b2daff8931e/may-june-july-wine-tastings-and-wine-101-class-interest

04/04/2026

Flash-back to our recent southern Italian wine tasting with Filippo Marino.

We tasted a connection of excellent white and red wines from grapes including Grillo, Fiano, Falanghina, Nero d’Avola, Negroamaro and Aglianico.

Based on what people ordered afterwards, the two Falanghinas were the favorite whites and the Negroamaro the favorite red.

09/03/2026

ICYMI we are running a short survey to request feedback on how we're doing and what (other) kinds of wine tastings and activities would most interest you. It would be great if you could take

Your responses to this short survey will help us understand how we're doing and best offer the kinds of activities and wines you'd like to discover in the future. To thank you for taking the survey, everyone who responds will be entered into a raffle and one participant selected at random will win a...

03/03/2026

A little help? If you've participated in a few of my wine tastings or bought wine from my shop, I'd welcome some feedback via this short survey. The results will help us map out the next phase of Terre Mieli Cieli's continuing evolution.
Anyone who participants will be entered into a raffle for a free case of wine!
Thanks in advance!

Your responses to this short survey will help us understand how we're doing and best offer the kinds of activities and wines you'd like to discover in the future. To thank you for taking the survey, everyone who responds will be entered into a raffle and one participant selected at random will win a...