Easy in the Loire Valley
"When trustworthy people give you a tip about wine, the least you can do is give it a try." Julien Pouplet - wine consultant, Blaye/Bordeaux "All the great vineyards are…
Château Mercier
Below is some drone footage taken at Château Mercier, Côtes de Bourg - Bordeaux. The Chety family have run this vineyard since the late 1600s, and produce wines of excellent value. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMiBeyooMtM Many…
Open Doors in Bourg – Affordable Bordeaux
"So what is a great wine?...I would say that it is one that has everything but nothing to excess....a great wine leaves one spellbound and dazed..." Olivier Bernard - 'The…
Atomic Wine
I drove into the town of Socorro in the state of New Mexico (USA) to find a motel room for a night. Most motels and hotels were full. Fortunately I…
Bargain Bordeaux Wine
For a mere eight Euros (or a little below nine US dollars, at the current exchange rate), I recently sampled dozens of wines within an ancient fortress in the southwest…
Heartland Wine
For Easter, friends invited me egg hunting at Jowler Creek vineyard in the state of Missouri. My sprinting friends found 14 eggs between them, including coupons for free wine. (I…
New York Wine
In upstate New York I visited Kevin Hall, proprietor of South Side Wine and Spirits in the city of Poughkeepsie. He generously poured servings of Monte Da Ravasqueira 2013 Rosé from the Alentejano…
New Wine Scoring System – Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
During a recent weekend in Bordeaux, I was leveled by flu - knocked out on a Friday night and bedridden for days. When my mind came around I was soaked…
Riviera Gold
Thanks for tuning in again! Vino Voices has been ‘out of service’ awhile. The reason? I just spent a month at language ‘boot camp’ at L’Institute de Francais in Villefranche-sur-Mer, ten…
It’s Nice in Nice
I am busy with intensive language school while taking some time off work, so you will have to standby for a longer post later about the French Riviera. These photos…