Tag Archives: Bordeaux

Saint Emilion Chronicles #7, Part II: A Wine Tasting of Chateau Figeac 1988

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Stefano

Following our previous post about the history, estate, terroir and winemaking process at Chateau Figeac in Bordeaux’s Saint Emilion region, let’s now focus on my review of a bottle of their Grand Vin that I had an opportunity to taste: … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #7, Part I: A Visit to Chateau Figeac

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Stefano

For those of you who remember our Saint Emilion series, this is its next installment: after our post on Chateau de Ferrand, today we will talk about another Chateau that we visited – Chateau Figeac. On a previous post, I have provided a … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #6: Chateau de Ferrand, a Visit and a Wine Review

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Stefano

After a hiatus due to the winter holidays and the addition of “cyclone Sofia“ 😉 to our family, it is time to resume our Saint Emilion series. Today we will briefly talk about one of the Chateaux that we visited … Continue reading →

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Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2013

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Stefano

A few days ago, Wine Spectator magazine has published the entire list of their Top 100 Wines of 2013… according to them, of course! Like last year, these are in a nutshell a few comments about their 2013 top 10 … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #5: Saint Emilion and its Wine Appellations

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Stefano

Now, on previous posts we have talked about the town of Saint Emilion; one of its churches; Saint Emilion sweet treats (macarons and cannelés); and the place we stayed at during our Saint Emilion visit – it is about time that we start talking about wine. This post will provide … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #4: His French Heaven

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Stefano

After presenting a little bit of Saint Emilion in general, one of its magnificent churches and Saint Emilion’s sweet treats on previous posts, time has come to unveil the little “secret” about where we stayed during our visit: but of … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #2: Collegiate Church & Cloisters

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Stefano

This is the second post in our series about our trip to Saint Emilion (in the Bordeaux wine region of France) and its beautiful surroundings. In case you missed it, you can find the first post (about the town of Saint Emilion) here. … Continue reading →

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Chronicle of a French Wine Country Trip: Saint Emilion

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Stefano

Francesca and I have recently spent a few days in France, at Saint Emilion, in the heart of one of the most renowned among the Bordeaux wine districts and appellations. There we have enjoyed the courteous hospitality of a fellow … Continue reading →

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“Tasting Chateau Margaux 16 Ways”: An Excellent Post on Dr Vino’s Blog

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Stefano

Just a very quick note to give heads up to our wine enthusiast readers as to an in my view excellent post that got published yesterday in Tyler Colman’s wonderful wine blog, Dr Vino. In the post, Tyler gives a full account of a … Continue reading →

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