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French wine from Bordeaux
Bordeaux produces some of the most prestigious wines in the world. It is also the LARGEST wine region in France. My WSET teacher would tell me : “Bordeaux is the starting point for everyone who wishes to know more about wines”. So what about the french wine from Bordeaux? What makes its reputation? Climate Located in a temperate oceanic climate,…
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Best Beaujolais wine
Only a half-hour drive from Lyon, the Beaujolais region will take you back in time with its HISTORICAL monuments and architecture. Most of the buildings are built with a yellow ocher rock (“pierres dorées”) which gives the picturesque villages WARMTH and LIGHT, reminding me of Tuscany! On the “wine” side, it is, of course, famous for its Beaujolais Nouveau which…
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How to taste a wine like a pro
Throughout your travels, you are going to want to drink, buy and have your friends back home taste the wines you discovered. And you are going to want to see surprise and even astonishment in their eyes due to the wine YOU chose! So, shall we ask ourselves : how to taste a wine like a pro? Prepare yourself Of…
