Wine & Plates Near The Pyrenees
INTRODUCTION. Remember during lockdown I used to do wine tasting livestreams with Loes from the Netherlands? After an accident, she quit drinking, shut down her
French Wine
Minervois & Saint Chinian Wines And Food
INTRODUCTION. An introduction to the Minervois and Saint-Chinian wine regions of southern France, and notes on tasting several wines, is included in this Forbes article
Paris Dinner With An Artist & Wine Merchant
Check out my latest Forbes articles here including—the 1855 classification of Burgundy soils, exploring Malaga city in Spain like a local, international sommeliers exploring Bordeaux,
Lunch With Burgundy’s Brotherhood Of Knights Of Wine
INTRODUCTION. I have now published over 700 free articles. The links in three indexes below lead to all of them. The first blog post—Vino Expressions
Three French Towns & Three Rich Menus
Check out my latest Forbes pieces here. They cover 110+ Bordeaux wine notes from 2019, as well as the mountain wine region of Irouleguy. OVERVIEW.
Truffle Lunch With Winemakers In Perigord
OVERVIEW. In 2017 Michel Puzio purchased Château le Valladoux in the Perigord region of southern France. He soon began producing wine under the label Domaine
Belgian Lunch With 12 Legendary Winemakers And Master Violin Makers
OVERVIEW. In November, a dozen member of Premium Familiae Vini—robust and renowned producers of European based wines—presented an award to the family company Maison Bernard
Indian Food Paired with French and South African Wines
OVERVIEW. I recently drove to Bordeaux and stayed at a wonderfully spacious hotel with an inner courtyard and never expected that the day and evening
2020 Bordeaux Vintage—En Primeurs Tastings
This is a special edition post—in which I include tasting notes for hundreds of wines from Bordeaux’s 2020 vintage. This post expands on information placed
En Primeurs Amalgamation
UPDATES. Spring is in full gear, although there is still not too much in the way of travel. We are expecting that restaurants may be
