90 SECOND OVERVIEW. https://youtu.be/_L5O017Qb5U https://youtu.be/s2GJ6zkqNHg LIVESTREAMS. Due to lockdown and the inability to taste 2019 vintages at different Bordeaux châteaux this year, I've held two Instagram livestream 'virtual en primeur'…
The peace of open spaces OVERVIEW. Day 22 of confinement. It is Tuesday. I think. Unwashed cars and a few masked individuals with uncut hair are out on the streets.…
This post is in English and French. Ce poste est en anglais et en français. English: In early to mid April I’ll do an online virtual ‘en primeur’ sampling of…
View from Oakville in Napa Valley, California OVERVIEW. Napa Valley in northern California—30 miles long and 5 miles wide—includes over a thousand wineries (40 years ago it had less than…
The Gironde Estuary OVERVIEW. In France, lunch is ritual. It is a time when people stop their actions to sit down—preferably with friends, family or co-workers—and enjoy an unrushed period…
OVERVIEW. Looking from Bourg at the Dordogne River This local post takes place in the Bordeaux town of Bourg—located a 20 minute drive away from my home in Blaye. Bourg…
OVERVIEW. In Florida in the U.S., the Naples Winter Wine Festival raises record sums to aid disadvantaged students and children within Collier County. This January it raised $20 million in…
San Lorenzo cathedral, Genoa OVERVIEW. Coastal Genoa city is the midpoint of the Ligurian coast in northwest Italy, and links together Provencal France and Italy's Tuscany and Piedmont regions. Combine…
Wine apple tart (photo by Giulia Juhe) OVERVIEW. Years ago in Berlin, I sampled cracking good Riesling wines. However, I have yet to visit Germany's Moselle Valley, which is renowned…
OVERVIEW. Most photos on this post are of Western Australia—shot by winemaker Robyn Drayton. Robyn sold her renowned wine business in the Hunter Valley (a capital for the Semillon grape…