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Tag Archives: France
A Burgundy Wine Producer: Surviving Tariffs, Covid And 40% Loss Of Yields
The past year and a half has been a challenging one for many across the world with waves of the tide of coronavirus shutdowns, illnesses and deaths coming and going with intervals of brief breaks that would hint at normalcy … Continue reading
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Tagged Bouchard, Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, French Wine, Pinot Noir, Red Burgundy, White Burgundy
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A Loss in Life Can Create Open-Hearted Richness
Leola Watts is a woman who has had to suffer through one of the most imaginable losses – her son passed away at the tender age of 34. She said, “I was lost. I was literally lost. He was my … 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
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Tagged 2018 Bordeaux, 2018 Bordeaux Vintage, 2018 Vintage, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cos d'Estournel, Dame Wine, France, Merlot, Millésima, Petit Verdot, Red Wine, Saint-Estèphe, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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The Way to Enlightenment
The people who seemed closest to enlightenment who taught me many of my values couldn’t have been more outwardly different from each other; my childhood next-door-neighbor’s mother who came from a poor background in Mississippi who always was so compassionate … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaune, Bourgogne, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Chassagne Montrachet, Château de la Tour, Clos de Vougeot, Clos Vougeot, Domaine Michel Niellon, Domaine Pierre Labet, Domaine Ramonet, France, Grand Cru, Grand Cru Burgundy, Meursault, Montrachet, Pinot Noir, Premier Cru, Premier Cru Burgundy, Puligny Montrachet, Red Wine, Terlato, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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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 #GoGoldenBordeaux, 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, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Appreciating Those Who Make Things Possible
As the white stoned Madonna shone in the sun, it seemed her open arms were welcoming us to the delicious bounty of food and wine that was waiting. It was like a dream to be surrounded by so many tasty … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Beaujolais Rosé, Duboeuf, France, Gamay, Georges Duboeuf, Red Wine, Rose, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Curiosity is the Most Powerful Thing You Own
The dark purplish-blue sky seemed to drape over the mixture of stone carved buildings contrasting with metal and glass skyscrapers looming above me in midtown Manhattan. It seemed like, overnight, we were losing more daylight as the mystic night came … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Dominique Perrin, Cahors, Château Lagrézette, France, Le Bernardin, Malbec, Michel Rolland, Red Wine, South West France, Viognier, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Accepting Challenges
It was unbelievable to realize that not only was the exquisitely grand château I stood in front of actually, at one time, was only a hunting lodge to a more expansive estate in the Brouilly Cru of Beaujolais, in France, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaujolais, Brouilly, Brouilly Cru, Challenges, Château de Nervers, Dame Wine, Domaine des Rosiers, France, Gamay, Georges Duboeuf, Moulin-à-Vent, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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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, Dame Wine, France, Merlot, Red Wine, Right Bank Bordeaux, Rose, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Our Existence Shaping the World
As I sat on top of a limestone escarpment towering up from the ground up to 1617 feet (493 meters) in the sky, I couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy about the thoughts that flooded my head… if my … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Dame Wine, Duboeuf, France, Gamay, Georges Duboeuf, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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