ONE-MINUTE BI-WEEKLY VIDEO OVERVIEW. https://youtu.be/f9x1oL3qIhc RECENT LIVESTREAM. The most recent Vino Voices livestream was about Portuguese wines. It included an interview with winemaker Jorge Alves from Aldeia di Cima in…
ONE-MINUTE BI-WEEKLY VIDEO OVERVIEW. https://youtu.be/WEVyvtavsGQ THIS WEEK'S LIVESTREAM. The next 30-minute Instagram wine tasting Livestream will be this Thursday at 6.00 France time (Noon, EST, 9.00 a.m. PST). I’ll speak…
OVERVIEW. The brunt of a severe two month confinement is over. Time for movement, sunshine and celebration! More livestream wine tastings are coming this week. THIS WEEK'S LIVESTREAMS: Bordeaux Then…
OVERVIEW. More livestream wine tastings are coming! TOMORROW'S LIVESTREAM: Wednesday's livestream on Instagram After a quick overview of Italy's Abruzzo wines, I'll taste three wines (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo and…
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…