Imagine wine regions with beaches this beautiful. Bordeaux! The Médoc. #ocean #wine #ewr #sunset #sunsets #beautiful #bordeaux #medoc#beach #beaches #medocatlantique
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The Médoc Atlantique
The Médoc Atlantique. Yes, this the famous Médoc in Bordeaux France, except is is on the Atlantic ocean side. An excellent getaway from exploring the Château. This is BICYCLE HEAVEN here. Hundreds of miles of deluxe bicycle 🚲 paths... through the forest, along...
The Noble Rot is here in Sauternes and Barsac
The Noble Rot is here in Sauternes and Barsac. Harvest is a busy energy among the vineyards. It’s a detailed harvest here to create one of the most unique wines in the world. Notice the four-legged manager off to the...
Watching a sommelier blindly taste a flight of wines
“Watching a sommelier blindly taste a flight of wines, figuring out their origins right down to the grapevine in a French village, is like watching a magician try to guess your card: You don’t believe it’s possible until they’re right. Then, of course, you want to...
When wines are young…
“When wines are young, we taste their primary flavors, like grassiness in Sauvignon Blanc, plum in Merlot, apricot in Viognier or citrus in Riesling. We may also notice some secondary notes associated with winemaking techniques, like the vanilla flavor of oak or...
Yes, I ATE THESE GRAPES!!!
Yes, I ATE THESE GRAPES!!! It is harvest time in Sauternes, just south of the city of Bordeaux France, and these are the perfect moldy grapes needed to make Sauternes wine. Botrytis is the fungus that alters the chemistry in the grapes causing the magical flavors in...
At Château Smith Haut Lafitte.
At Château Smith Haut Lafitte. The sorting of the grapes at harvest is meticulous and extensive. First, the sorting occurs in the vineyard. In the winery little baskets are put through a machine to create a rhythm ideal for the people and machines. Next, the...
For decades most U.S. white wines are sweeter than…
“For decades, and to this day, most U.S. white wines are sweeter than they are on the continent. The U.S. today is the largest wine-consuming nation in the world partly as a result of the sale of sweeter chardonnays, sauvignon blancs, pinot gris, rieslings, sparkling...
Construction activity overnight in the vineyard
Construction activity overnight in the vineyard #harvesttime #harvest2018#vines #vineyard #vineyards #ewr #spider #web #spiderweb #bordeaux#france #wine #pessacleognan
Delicious. Simply delicious.
Delicious. Simply delicious. Petit Verdot grapes. Ready for a delicious Bordeaux Blend. #delicious #petitverdot #bordeaux #bordeauxblend#france #harvest #harvest2018 #grapes #ewr