Tag: wine and vineyards
Introduction to a Bordeaux Education
After several notable if haphazard Bordeaux wine experiences, I came to the conclusion that gaining an education about Bordeaux—the city, the region and the wines—would be an enjoyable personal project and a worthy professional one. Join me in this new series of articles as I go about obtaining a Bordeaux education.
A Carless and Carefree Champagne Daytrip or Overnight to Epernay (Video)
Let's talk about your Champagne education. Advice on organizing a Champagne daytrip or overnight to Epernay, a car-free DIY discovery of the world's most famous sparkling wines.
The Montmartre Harvest Festival, a Photo Reportage
The Montmartre Harvest Festival is a colorful, get silly, raise a glass, fun for the whole family, express your individuality, honor community, share in the joie de vivre district-wide celebration of the 18th arrondissement.
Bourgogne: A Burgundy by Any Other Name Would Be Just as Terroir
The Burgundy-minded Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) requests that we refer to the wines produced in the Burgundy region as Bourgogne wines. I'm willing to give it a try, but...
Biking in Burgundy: Stopping by Vines on a Sunny Morning (Video)
Whose vines these are I think I know.
His cellar's in the village though;
He will not mind this makeshift bar -
To share with Claire an apéro*.
Burgundy Memories: The Bottle in the Basement
Travel writing during lockdown: a train into Burgundy, a child's hill, stolen wine, a mysterious neighbor, courting pigeons, a bottle of Chablis, a paulee, and stories to share.
Get Drunk with Charles Baudelaire
Advice for those who might be overthinking all this: Get Drunk, Enivrez-vous, by Charles Baudelaire, as read by Dustin Hoffman, Serge Reggiani and Isabelle Orliac.
Pirouette in the Time of the Coronavirus
Last night I dined with a friend at Pirouette, a contemporary, bistronomic restaurant with a sizable wine list in the Les Halles quarter of Paris. Today I received a text message from the restaurant asking if I’d recommend Pirouette to others, on a scale of 1 to 10.
French Wines for an American Thanksgiving
Americans celebrating Thanksgiving in France typically, even traditionally, enjoy their fresh French turkey with some fine French terroir in their selection of wine—make that wines, plural, since a long meal calls for more than one.