Tag Archives: Bordeaux
Mindy Joyce
Sometimes you just have to go to an expert. In preparing for our Bordeaux Unlocked: Coveted Château Tastings and Tours, I chatted with Caroline Matthews of Uncorked Wine Tours in Bordeaux to get insider tips on visiting châteaus. Do you… [Read more...]
Steve Unwin
Ah yes, terrior: How French, how terribly oenological. This broadly applied term comes from the French word terre which means “land,” but what it really refers to is a wine’s “sense of place.” That makes sense, right, for your grape juice… [Read more...]
Eric Lawrence Brown
Early in my career, I worked for a small, family-owned cheese shop in the suburbs of Boston. In my time there, the Wasik family imparted a great deal of their wisdom. I learned about gourmet food, cooking, and, of course,… [Read more...]
Eric Arnold
In England last week, a man named Paul Craven, managing director of Bordeaux Wine Trading Ltd., was convicted of fraud. In the three-week criminal trial he was charged with taking £1.2 million of wine lovers’ money and, instead of buying… [Read more...]
Kara Newman
Have any summer trips planned? Even if wine’s your passion rather than profession, you can use the opportunity to learn more about it with just a bit of planning. According to Rajat Parr, wine director of the Mina Group and… [Read more...]
