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Wine Review: South West France Part 2

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After our stop in Bordeaux, we spent a week in the Périgord. There, I got to sample lots of local wines with the local cuisine. I’m going to focus on the appellations we tried with some information about what to do in the region.  Continue reading

Wine Review: Jura–Region for Wine Geeks

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This past Thanksgiving, I had a couple of wine geeks over and rather than serve them my most expensive Napa or Bordeaux, I went with two wines from the Jura. That’s because the Jura is one of the most unique wine regions in the world–a rare challenge and pleasure for any wine geek.  Continue reading

Wine Review: Wines from South West France

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The southwest of France is more than just Bordeaux in terms of wine although Bordeaux is normally excluded from being called a wine from the “South West” wine region. This is because Bordeaux’s production and notoriety is so massive, it gets to be its own region. However, there are several wines in the South West that are worth checking out.  Continue reading