Wine in a Refuge and Enclave
I live and work in an Asian country where the population's religion is predominantly Islam. I drink within a diplomatic enclave at a restaurant associated with the French embassy. The…
Wine and Sea Life in the Maldives
The Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean do not produce wine. Those living on any of the inhabited two hundred (of over a thousand) coral reef atolls earn their income…
The Universe of Wine in Context
Words and Wine - Book Review If you like wine, but squirm at words churned out to describe it, here's a book for you. How to Love Wine: A Memoir…
Blackberry Wine
"Wine talks...It has a million voices. It unleashes the tongue, teasing out secrets you never meant to tell, secrets you never even knew. It shouts, rants, whispers. It speaks of…
Wine and Poetry
My siblings recently sent copies of poems we read while growing up, a few of which we had to memorize (as required) for school. These included Ozymandias (King of Kings) by…
Biodynamic Bordeaux in the Médoc
Médoc means middle territory, appropriate for the French wedge of land seated between Atlantic Ocean waters on the west, and the Gironde Estuary to the east. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6w0-VBSXQc Pine trees grow on…
Bastille Day in Bordeaux
Too busy for a post this week - so instead, a quick question: What renowned Medoc château is named after the tower in the photograph below?
Secret From North Italy Alps – Lagrein Wine
The seventh edition of the World Atlas of Wine, edited by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson (thanks for the gift, Lisa Hazard!) informs me that the Lagrein grape, grown around…
Modena, Italy – Sparkling Lambrusco and Superb Food
In late May, after attending a nephew's wedding near Venice, then exploring Italy's northern Dolomite Mountains - I considered how best to spend the rest of the trip. I looked…
The Season for Rosé Wine
For those of you interested, even peripherally, in French wine, I suggest you subscribe to the web log The Riviera Grapevine - Pronto! In recent posts, Chrissie has written about rosé wine from southern…