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…
Surprises In a Cellar, and Christmas Artists
Surprises In a Cellar - Let's visit a 'cave' in an ancient stone basement in Bordeaux - comfortably lit, with a classic cellar vibe - chilly, dank, and smelling of…
Back in Bordeaux
After catching flights from Islamabad to Paris and onto Bordeaux - I'm with friends in the city of Blaye and enjoying free time after four years spent working in Asia.…
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…