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Languedoc

The City of Vines and Wine reveals many secrets

May 8, 2010

Located in the heart of the Languedoc vineyards, the Cité de la Vigne et du Vin offers a unique look at viticultural and oenology research being done by France’s INRA agronomical research institute. The magic “Four Seasons Symphony” greenhouse (above and right) allows visitors to discover the various vegetative cycle stages of grapevines. For almost [...]

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A birthday salute to American Founding Father
and Vintner in Chief Thomas Jefferson

April 15, 2010

This being the birthday week of Thomas Jefferson, it’s worth recognizing one of the greatest American wine lovers of all time. Jefferson’s passion for wine began at a young age, and one of the first structures at his famous Monticello estate was a wine cellar. When he arrived in Paris in 1784 as the United [...]

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Going vigneron: Julien Seydoux’s journey from Paris to southern France, from financial investor to winemaker

April 2, 2010

I was speaking recently with the father of a child who plays on my youngest son’s basketball team. He told me about how his company, which supplies parts to Zodiac Marine, the French manufacturer of inflatable boats and above-ground swimming pools, might lose its supply contract with Zodiac. It seems that the Carlyle Group, the [...]

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A ‘Must’ event at Vinisud: Pascal Fullá and
the Le Mas de l’Ecriture ‘Off’ vertical tasting

March 7, 2010

Parallel to the 1,600 exhibitor booths, multiple wine-tasting events, and conference sessions at Vinisud were a series of so-called “Off’ events. The name comes from a French propensity to borrow an English word or expression (“le week-end,” “un leader,” “le smoking,” etc.) and to use it to express something else. In this case, ‘Off” is [...]

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Red Bicyclette scandal: there’s un pigeon born every day

February 7, 2010

On several occasions over the years, my wife and I have house hunted in France. Sometimes it was just curiosity; before our children were born, we could take leisurely holidays, and we’d sometimes view an interesting looking property advertised in the window of one of the area’s local real estate agencies. And there’s been, as [...]

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