by Jo Diaz | Aug 29, 2016 | Bordeaux, France, Millesima, Wine
Bordeaux, as an old world location, is a new world for me. I began to pay attention in earnest last September, and now September is right around the corner, again. Life is like an LP. The closer you get to the center, the quicker the revolutions. — Jo Diaz (Been...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 29, 2016 | Art in Wine, Bordeaux, Millesima, Wine
(Le quai de Bacalan le soir ) is a full bodied image calling for a full bodied wine. Let’s say a Left Bank Bordeaux, because it’s quite substantive and a bit mysterious, just as the wharves at Bacalan are so described in texts.
by Jo Diaz | Jun 13, 2016 | Bordeaux, Education, France, Millesima, Wine, Wine Ed
[Copyright: phbcz / 123RF Stock Photo – paid image of Chateau Cos D’Estournel, Bordeaux Region, France] I searched on “What You Don’t Know About Bordeaux,” just out of curiosity, so see what I’ve been missing with bigger picture...
by Jo Diaz | May 30, 2016 | Bordeaux, France, Millesima, Travel, Wine
Bordeaux, the pearl of Aquitaine… the fascination continues. Millesima
If I were to travel to Bordeaux, where is one place I would definitely want to visit, based on what I’ve now learned?
The Miroir d’eau (Water Mirror)
by Jo Diaz | May 24, 2016 | Bordeaux, Education, France, Imports, Millesima, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Education
I’m learning about Bordeaux, a big piece of my wine puzzle that’s been missing since I began my wine journey in 1993. When one moves from a state like Maine to California, California wines just take over, especially if you make California wine your...
by Jo Diaz | May 10, 2016 | Bordeaux, France, Millesima, Wine
[Image of a Cabernet Franc leaf by Jo Diaz. All rights reserved.] Cabernet Franc is a delicious Vitis vinifera. It has luscious black fruit flavors and is the grape that gave Cabernet Sauvignon its color and body. (Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Frank are the parent...
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