The photo above, of the beautiful hamlet of Chavignol, in Sancerre, is taken from the Domaine Famille Bourgeois facebook page. … More
Category: France
The Winding Road of Wine Study, the Left Bank of the Rhone, the Vaucluse, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Thank you for reading my posts on wine and places. Sometimes they are completely to the point, sometimes they are … More
TDF2018 A Welsh Sparkler and Irouléguy, Sad to See the Tour End
In the US, where I feel as if the country is in a continuing political dystopian nightmare, the Tour de … More
TDF2018 Stage 16 Transition to the Pyrenees, IGP Ariège Tour de French Wine, Fait Du Bruit
Stage 16 – 7/24/18 Carcassonne to Bagnères La Luchon 218 km Mountain Quite a bit of drama on this transition … More
TDF2018 – Stage 15 – Tour de French Wine – Chateau Faiteau Minervois-La Livinière
Stage 15 7/22//18 Millau to Carcassonne 181.5km Hilly Another Astana rider, Magnus Cort Nielsen takes the Stage win, Thomas keeps … More
Goodby Savoie, Hello Rhone and the Gorgeous Ardeche Stages 13 and 14 TDF2018
Out of the mountains, into the Ardeche, Rhone briefly before moving onto the Languedoc. Stage 13 – Bourg d’Oisans to … More
TDF2018 Stage 11 Wine Festival 7/22-7/24 in La Rosière, the Finish
Mountains, mountains, mountains, including the mountain wines of the Haute-Savoie. Stage 11 Albertville – La Rosière Espace San Bernardo 7/18/18 108.5 … More
TDF2018 Stage 7, 8 and the Cobbles of Stage 9, Bastille Day, Champagne All the Way!
It is hard keeping up with each Stage of the Tour de France 2018 of French wine and food. My … More
TDF2018 Stage 3 Team Time Trial – Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Jo Landron
According to google maps it is a 33 minute drive from the winery of Jo Landron to the start/finish of … More
Books, Brands and Bordeaux
I am in the midst of reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I decided to read after seeing that … More
Traveling By The Glass 