Greetings from Peter and Holly! A little update on the activities of your Anglo-American friends in Brittany… First of all, and most important, I hope you, your family and friends are staying safe and healthy amidst all the chaos the Continue reading
An exciting time to visit, or a time you want to stay away? Depends on what you’re looking for and who you’re planning to drop in on… Continue reading
If you’re celebrating America’s Thanksgiving Holiday this week, maybe it’s time to explore outside the “Turkey and Pinot” or “Thanksgiving Beaujolais” box… Continue reading
Chateau Latour no longer sells in futures. This was “stupendous” news when it aired a couple of years back, but really had little immediate effect on the vast majority of us normal folks who can’t afford First Growth Bordeaux in Continue reading
Deconstruct your Thanksgiving meal with creative versions of traditional components in separate courses, paired with wines Continue reading
Local children’s group turns fundraiser into aid for Philippines: “We teach children that it doesn’t matter how young they are or that they don’t have money to donate, they can help other people just by making an effort.” ABOUT THE Continue reading
One of those easy-going, unpretentious Chateauneufs that take me right back to hot, sunny afternoons sitting under a plane tree in a dusty village square as old men toss boules back and forth on the sand and smoke filter-less cigarettes of dark Turkish Continue reading
Lettie describes me perfectly in her article. And I am not a wine snob. If you’re not into taking notes and scores and just want to enjoy drinking your wine, Teague apparently sees you as a problem. Continue reading
…sadly, I think it’s the last bottle we had left. Probably the only one left anywhere on earth. It’s sad that nobody but Holly, myself and our friend Brenda got to taste it… that Don Toribio whose grapes were in this bottle gave up winemaking and went back to his dairy farming. Continue reading
A few years ago I interviewed Francois Mitjavile, the brilliant winemaker/philosopher who owns Tertre Roteboeuf in St. Emilion, for the Underground Wine Journal (sadly no longer in print). I think what he says is still highly relevant. I might be tempted Continue reading