Bordeaux Soup, Part I — I mean Bordeaux Sup. [Supérieur]
Excellent wines are pouring out of Bordeaux, at prices from $10 to $25 –several notches up from what you’d expect at these prices – a great choice for a “weekend wine.” Look for the words Bordeaux or...
View ArticleBordeaux Soup, Part II — Mechanical Harvesting and Hollywood in the Vineyards
Not only have the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Sup proprietors been improving their vineyards, they have also had to learn to cut costs. No matter that unemployment is high now, it’s almost impossible to find...
View ArticleBordeaux Soup, Part III – Castles, Gardens and Terraces
…More on great Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur wines, most $15-$25… Out in the countryside, we visited the amazing, still-lived-in 16th century Château le Grand Verdus which has been owned by the Le...
View ArticleBordeaux Soup, Part IV — Along the Dordogne River, on the Arcachon Bay, and...
Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur vineyards also line the wide Dordogne River. There, several new families have taken up residence and are re-working the traditional vineyards according to the new AOCs’...
View ArticleMerlots at any price — really?
For some time, whenever anyone asks me for a really good Merlot recommendation, I’ve been saying “Bordeaux.” Too often, US Merlot wines are lacking…well… almost everything except fruitiness. I want a...
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