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Peter Michael Les Pavots, the Bordeaux-style blend from Knights Valley, is a rich, potent wine; the new Au Paradis from Napa is more elegant, with an enticing floral-scented bouquet and good tannic structure. It's an impressive debut, but it does have a reputation to live up to. ...
A 5-and-a-half-hour drive from Paris takes you to the picturesque city of Bordeaux, perfect for unwinding and rejuvenating. Famous as a wine-growing region, Bordeaux stands out as one of the lively cities and an important place to visit in France. UNESCO has declared half of this port c...
The modernists craft their wine for the big Robert Parker-esque palates with riper fruit that is picked significantly later; the wine is aged in 225-liter French oak barriques (as in Bordeaux) and is often fermented with reliable albeit synthetic yeast. The wine is often opulent, highly pol...
Byline: Eric Pape China's novice wine drinkers can be a pretty gauche bunch. To hide the...Pape, EricNewsweek International
Somehow my years in Manhattan turned me into a taxi sympathist with the gypsy cabs, exorbitant black cars and seriously dysfunctional UBER. Whilst living in Bordeaux I felt true empathy for the taxis when they went on strike and even supportive as UBER threatened their French livelihood. How ...
Joey Carbery looking forward to a fresh start abroad: French side Bordeaux Bègles were the name hanging on people’s lips at Tuesday’s Munster press conference. But Joey Carbery, training at their Limerick base in advance of his team’s...
anyone who doesn’t speak it (only in France are tourists treated with contempt for not speaking the language). To fully understand the French you need an intimate knowledge of their beautiful and romantic language, which is the key to their spirit and character. In practice this consists of...
Bordeaux Leads French Light Rail Revival: Cities All over France Are Investing in Light Rail Infrastructure to Ease Congestion and Improve Their Urban Environment. Bordeaux Is Entering the Third Phase of Its Development Programme and Kevin Smith Visited the City to See How the Work Is Progressing...
French billionaire Jean-Pierre Savare has acquired St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classé Château Franc-Mayne, on Bordeaux's Right Bank, from owner Griet Van Malderen for an undisclosed sum. The property includes a winery, 17.3 acres of vines and a well-established bed-and-breakfast. Savare, 81,...