August, a typically quiet month in Europe, was actually anything but. My email may have mostly remained blissfully slow with the most of the rest of Europe on their holidays, but I was one busy, busy bee. Overall, it was a super productive month with a lot of work finally getting the attention I just […]
A Local’s Guide to the Top Things to Do in Bordeaux
The fact that Bordeaux is like Mecca for wine lovers is certainly what drew us to come visit this city and worship at the altar of some of the world’s best wines. But Bordeaux is more than just sipping Grand Cru at châteaux; it’s a beautiful and compact city who’s been getting a shiny facelift […]
The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Toulouse
Paris will always be a French classic. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over our decade of visiting France and our year of calling this country home, it’s that there is so much more to France than the French capital. From the fantastic location situated between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, to the seemingly infinite […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: July 2017
It’s now more than a year after I moved to Bordeaux. If we’d stuck to the original plan, I’d be packed up and moving to England right about now. But life’s funny that way. New opportunities present themselves and I guess you can’t ever really be sure what doors will open. And so, Bordeaux in […]
The Best of Bordeaux: Arcachon Oysters and Grand Cru Classé
One of the reasons we love living in Bordeaux so much is our proximity to some of our favorite things: many of the best wines in the world, nature and what we think are among the most beautiful beaches in Europe. Perhaps you didn’t even know that this world famous wine region is a mere […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: June 2017
This month marked one year since I moved to Bordeaux. And what a year it was. At times I felt like that year flew by, yet it also feels like I’ve lived a lifetime in the last year. I was never under any misconceptions that moving to a foreign country would be easy. But I […]
Chateau Kirwan: Taste Fine Vintages as Old as 1967
Margaux, once a marshland, is almost entirely a winemakers’ town these days. While the tiny village is so quiet it almost seems abandoned, the sea of vines that fans out in very direction is constantly bustling with activity. Home to some of Bordeaux’s most sensual and alluring wines, Margaux producers secured more châteaux as inclusions […]
Week-end des Grands Crus Bordeaux
Every April hundreds of journalists, wine experts and wine merchants descend upon Bordeaux for En Primeur. It’s the event where the wine world gets their first taste of the most recent vintage, straight out of the barrel. While it’s a fascinating couple of days tasting wine until your teeth and fingers are quite literally stained […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: May 2017
It’s ironic I write my latest edition of Bordeaux in 365 Bottles today. Because exactly eight years ago today, Tim, Emma, Angel and I started our journey to move to Italy. It took us four days to move the animals by airplane, since there are strict temperature regulations and regulations for hours animals can actually […]
Wine Tasting on an Arcachon Bay Cruise
Bordeaux is world-famous for its wine. But the French, even the Europeans really, have been keeping a secret. Bordeaux isn’t just fabulous because it produces some of the best wine in the world. It’s a city well positioned and a stone’s throw from several of France’s most beautiful natural wonders, including one of our favorites: […]
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