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Entries from December 2007

#18 Alsace at Christmas time

December 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Lovely trip really! Alsace has gotten very close to Paris now with the new TGV line. Beautiful villages, stunning aromatic whites… well worth the trip!

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Tags: Regions · Uncategorized

#17 Riesling, the terroir sponge

December 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The grape of the future…

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Tags: Grapes

#16 Interview of Olivier Humbrecht, Master of Wine, Oenologist - Wine Enthusiast’s Winemaker of the Year 2006

December 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ok, guys… sound is poor but the man is a real legend!

And here’s part two (THE SOUND IS NOW WORKING):

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Tags: Regions

#15 Pairing Wine with Foie Gras

December 17th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Did you see that they banned Foie Gras in some US states? Well, after they did that, sales of foie gras went up big time in those states! That gives me hope in human nature!!

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Tags: Pairing with food

#14 Wine and Global Warming

December 12th, 2007 · 11 Comments

Ok, I look ridiculous on those skates… but oh well, let’s call this my contribution to fight global warming!!

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Tags: Random

#13 Busting the French Girl Myth

December 10th, 2007 · 14 Comments

This will ruin the very little chances I still had of marrying a French girl. My mom will be angry if she watches this one!

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#12 Pauillac: dirty water, great wine

December 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Isn’t this the nastiest water color you’ve ever seen?

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Tags: Appellations

#11 Getting to know Margaux

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

If you ever drive through the Médoc…you’ll be astonished to realize how lousy the actual Margaux village is. It’s like nothing… but the wineries there are serious!! Goooood wine!!

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Tags: Appellations

#10 Jacques Shiraz

December 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ok, that’s a lame pun. But hey… did you see who our new president dates? Carla Bruni… ex super model and great singer! The man is a pimp! For the first time in my life, I’m proud of being French! Thank you Mr. President!

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Tags: Grapes

#9 Strike in Paris - Want a drink?

December 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments

We actually wanted to interview these guys and ask them what type of wines they drink… but trying to talk about wine to a communist during a protest is like trying to talk about geostrategy with a gangster during a car jacking… simply pointless!!

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Tags: Random

#8 Pomerol at harvest time

December 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Why do church bells always ring when I’m shooting a video?!

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Tags: Appellations