Remember the days when you would go to AAA and get those ridiculous TripTiks? The entire wall behind the employees was lined with individual pages that they somehow put together in a spiral booklet to get you from point A to point B. Then, of course, there was the AAA guidebook that you could grab…
The Bordeaux region is defined by the intersection of the Gironde Estuary and the Dordogne and Garonne rivers, a geography that mirrors the distinct character of its wines. While the Left Bank is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, the Right Bank is defined by Merlot. In my latest TV segment, I deconstructed the essential components of…
It’s been a while since I have talked about my beloved Cabernet Franc. I thought today I would dive into the Bordeaux region that is best known for its production, Libournais. The region is located on the “Right Bank” of Bordeaux and is named after the historic capital of Libourne. As a reminder, Bordeaux wines…
We are all familiar with Bordeaux. Those beautiful, big bold, red wines that are either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot based. We immediately think of the Right and Left Banks. We find ourselves dreaming of the Garonne, Dordogne and Gironde Rivers meeting before continuing into the Atlantic Ocean. Pomerol and Saint Émilion jump into our thoughts,…
No one needs to be reminded how difficult these past few months have been. As of June 1, 2020, there has been more than six million confirmed cases in 188 countries and more than 370,000 people have lost their lives. (Source: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies) The numbers are astonishing, but they don’t…
Located on the 45th parallel lies four of the most famous wine regions. These regions are part of the Medoc district of Bordeaux. The region that is home to almost all of the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux chateaux. (one is located in Haut-Brion) Although, red wine is what comes to mind when you hear…
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day, Nothing gold can stay. ….Unless it’s golden Bordeaux! What is Bordeaux Golden? When people mention Bordeaux, the first thing…
About Château Clerc Milon I have become enamored with Bordeaux. There, I said it! I have done a complete 180 on the region and their wines. From the moment I arrived in April I was hooked. Seeing En Primeur first hand is something that I will never forget and something I hope to experience again…
