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Tag Archives: Bordeaux
Woman’s Corporate Experience Helps Family Wines Reach Greater Goals
Exquisitely carved rocks shot up so far into the clouds it made this foreigner feel that if she climbed to the very top, she would find a paradise she couldn’t begin to fathom. Her eyes examined all the various crevices, … Continue reading
One Of The Best Wines In A Classic Region Improves A Lesser Known Estate
“Calm down, stop growing. Focus on ripening the fruit.” These are the words that winemaker Nicolas Glumineau tells some of his vines, the ones with too much vigor – placing too much energy into growing leaves at the expense of … Continue reading
Wine Tasting Spanning 100 Years From Wine Producer Showing That Bordeaux Has Terroir
The warm wood panels, rippled blue walls and the glow of the amber-colored lights gave an overwhelming feeling of tranquility as wine trade from all over the world came to Le Bernardin Privé for an epic wine tasting that spanned a century. … Continue reading
Distant Lands Inspire the Exploration of Truer Sense of Self
Traveling to far-flung, vastly culturally different places is challenging on many levels and at times extremely exhausting. When one lives such an already overwhelmingly challenging life trying to survive, such as I’m sure many of you do, it may seem … Continue reading
Carrying the Torch of the Golden Gifts
There always seemed to be overcast skies with a greyish hue that placed a gritty film over everything in sight. The drug dealers selling crack and other drugs on the street corners would wear dark colored camouflage, despite police officers … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Bordeaux, Cadillac, Cadillac AOC, East Village, East Village New York City, France, LES, Loupiac, Loupiac AOC, Lower East Side, Lower East Side New York City, New York City, Noble Rot, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC, Sauternes, Sauternes AOC, Sweet Wine, Tony Bourdain
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We Need More of This in the World
When it comes to the wine world in New York City, you never know where you will find yourself… it could be in a hole-in-the-wall space on a somewhat unsavory street or you can enter a grand space that evokes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Gaby, France, Merlot, Right Bank Bordeaux, Rose
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When You Forget About the Human Aspect
Jean-Christophe Mau’s voice was filled with shock and sadness, yet determination to find a way to survive. It was during my lunch with him back in May, a lunch that included having him talk through a cell phone, on speaker, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Château Brown, France, Graves, Hail, Humanity, Jean-Christophe Mau, Merlot, Pessac-Léognan, Pessac-Léognan AOC, Sauvignon Blanc
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Winemakers Pray to the Soil
The opaque, sapphire sky was partially lit up in our little piece of nirvana. The bare branches on the trees slightly drooped down to help create a canopy of light that was shone from the Perigord-style building in the distance. … Continue reading
Harmony: Part of the World Yet Not Being Compromised by It
When I was a child, one statement that I heard over and over again in various ways was, “The world won’t work around you so you have to work around the world”. A great piece of advice, or perhaps “reality … Continue reading
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Tagged Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, France, Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Margaux, Médoc, Merlot, Moulis, Pauillac, Pessac-Léognan, Petit Verdot, Pomerol, Puisseguin Saint-Émilion, Saint-Émilion, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien
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All We Need Is A Little Hope
Our first encounters with wine can shape how we see the wine world, even after a couple of decades of avid wine tasting and learning. We cannot help but have those old assumptions sit on our shoulder and whisper in … Continue reading
