Tag: Bordeaux

  • 6 Wines to Drink Now That Autumn is Arriving

    6 Wines to Drink Now That Autumn is Arriving

    By Cari Oleskewicz What’s everyone drinking? Autumn is arriving and as the calendar pages flip and the autumn equinox sets in, I’ll be heading towards Madrid for some creative writing shenanigans and then to a friend’s house in the Bavarian countryside, right along the Franconian Wine Route. I am eager to explore it. As we…

  • Bordeaux Claret is Alive in the World – by Cari Oleskewicz

    Bordeaux Claret is Alive in the World – by Cari Oleskewicz

    All of us at the Taste of France blind tasting at VINEXPO Americas were in a mood anyway. This aggressive, mansplaining gentleman from who-knows-where had just correctly identified a white blend right down to the grape percentages, vintage, and region. And he was not humble about it. “And now I’m leaving,” the woman standing next…