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Bordeaux France is well known for its wines, and for good reason. Its red wines, which by law must contain Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, have wonderful aging potential. But the region also produces delicious white wines. And while one may think “expensive”, Bordeaux also produces reasonably priced wines. Bordeaux has a system of classification that […]
What’s not to love about visiting France’s Burgundy Region? We love its food, its wines, and its atmosphere. The largest city in the Burgundy wine region is Beaune. It is also one of our favorite small French cities in the area. We enjoy exploring its history, character, signature buildings, restaurants, and many tasting rooms …
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is a group of 134 top wine-producing Châteaux from a number of Bordeaux’s most prized wine appellations. The group sponsors a number of wine tastings that provide an opportunity to sample wines from the region’s newly released vintages. The January 2020 San Francisco Event focused on 2017 and 2018 […]
What an incredible time we had on our Bordeaux Grand Cru Harvest Tour, put on by The Bordeaux Wine Experience. Great hosts, friendly co-participants, incredible wines and an excellent learning and tasting experience. In summary of this adventure, we tasted the following wines, Each day links to a description of the day. Day 1: Masterclass […]
We were lucky to snag 2 spots in 2015 for The Bordeaux Grand Cru Harvest Tour put on by The Bordeaux Wine Experience. Five great days of tasting and learning about incredible Bordeaux wines. Days 1-4 were very informative and included a lot of tasting of Bordeau wines. Can Day 5 top it all? Day 5 […]
We were lucky to snag 2 spots in 2015 for The Bordeaux Grand Cru Harvest Tour put on by The Bordeaux Wine Experience. Five great days of tasting and learning about incredible Bordeaux wines. Days 1, 2 and 3 were very informative and included a lot of tasting of Bordeau wines. Day 4 had big shoes […]