Tag: Bastille Day

• How to Celebrate Bastille Day? With French #Wine, Of course!

  

  Every year since 1880 the French celebrate La fête nationale, or French National Day, on July 14. The day is to commemorate both the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, and the Fête de la Fédération on July 14, 1790. English speaking countries recognize July 14th as France’s Bastille Day. I cannot think…

  Michelle Williams

  July 13, 2016

  Bastille Day, France, French Wine, Music, Wine

  Alsace, Barth Rene Vin D’Alsace 2014 Riesling, Bastille Day, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Côtes du Rhône 2013 for Kermit Lynch by Jean- François Pasturel at Terres d’Avignon, Central Market, Chateau Graville-Lacoste 2014 Graves, Claude Monet, Fête de la Fédération, France, French National Day, French Revolution, French Wine, Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2015, Les Misérables, Maison Louis Latour 2013 Pinot Noir Bourgogne, music, Pays d’Oc, Racines de la Terra Pays d’Oc IGP, Rhone Valley, wine

• Celebrating America & France on July #WinePW

  July is one of my favorite months of the year. As an American July begins with the celebration of our nations Independence; friends, family, food, wine, music and fireworks! A couple of weeks after the 4th of July comes Bastille Day, a day the French recognize as the beginning of their French Revolution, which I…

  Michelle Williams

  July 11, 2015

  #WinePW, Food, France, French food, French Wine, J.J. Vincent, Julia Childs, Music, Pouilly-Fuisse, Recipe, Stolpman Vineyards, Wine

  #WinePW, 4th of July, An American in Paris, Bastille Day, Gershwin, Independence Day, J.J. Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Marie Antoinette 2013, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Stolpman Syrah 2011 Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley, Wine Pairing Weekend

• Join Us In Celebration of America & France on July #WinePW

  Do you love American and French food and wine? Well July is here and it is a month of celebrations. The United States celebrates its Independence on July 4th and July 14th is Bastille Day, the French National Day commemorating the beginning of the French Revolution. For food and wine lovers July ushers in the…

  Michelle Williams

  July 2, 2015

  #WinePW, America, Food, France, Wine

  #WinePW, 4th of July, America, Bastille Day, food, France, Independence Day, wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

• Tour de France for Winelovers

  I taught indoor cycling classes for many years. July was my favorite time of year because I would adapt stages from the Tour de France into an hour long killer cycling class. I particularly liked to simulate the climbs through the Pyrenees Mountains. Though I still feel cycling is the best form of cardio, due…

  Michelle Williams

  August 4, 2014

  Bastille, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France, French Wine, July, Led Zepplin, Merlot, Music, Red wine, Red Wine Blend, Rhone Valley, Rose, Rouge, Sparkling Wine, Syrah, Total Wine, Tour de France, Wine, Winetasting

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