2020 Bordeaux Vintage—En Primeurs Tastings
Song, by Bông, from Château Songes 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…
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 open for terrace service as…
A Hyped Up Picnic Season In France
UPDATES. The brutal frost that hit France last April 6th and 7th (more to the north, in Burgundy, than to the south in Bordeaux) hit again last night. The consequences…
Oysters, Cremant, Veal Stew & Barolo
UPDATES. Laetitia Ouspointour of LO Wine interviewed me about our own Etalon Rouge wine recently on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMP1Y4EFGxi/ Also, last Friday, I did a tasting of four Pinot Noir wines—three…
France Meets Italy & South Africa
UPDATES. I've added a new category to this site—'Winds of Wine—News about Vintages, Travel and Lifestyle.' Frequently I receive updates from others and cannot write about them all, so am…
Flemish Stew & German Pinot Noir
Whispers that spring may be coming UPDATES. Yesterday I published three Forbes articles with reviews of 83 Bordeaux vintage 2018 wines (69 reds and 14 whites), and included recommended food…
Salsa & Saint-Emilion Wine To End Detox
The little port of Blaye, where the bicycle/running trail begins/ends UPDATES. After a 'dry January,' I'll be tasting and writing about many wines (and wine regions and food pairings) in…
Russian Dumplings & Burgundy Wines
UPDATES. Below is a newly released Vino Voices video! Thanks to STA Marchand productions. Most footage was shot last summer, during celebrations after the first lockdown. https://youtu.be/5XuBmyNgxBY OVERVIEW. Nuits-Saint-Georges in…
Busiate Pasta & Ferrari Sparkling Wine
UPDATES. Because January will be a month of reduced wine intake and increased morning runs in the dark and freezing weather (always invigorating!), the next wine livestreams will be in…
Salmon, Shrimp, Pinot, Beer & Bubbles
UPDATES. Below is the latest Instagram Livefeed wine tasting. This time it included Bordeaux wines from Château de Côts located in the Côtes de Bourg appellation in the northern portion…