Tag: Gascony

• #Winophiles Showdown: Madiran vs Applegate Valley

  

  This month our French Winophiles group is exploring a more obscure region of France: Sud Ouest, aka Southwest France. Although it is the 5th largest wine producing region in France, its location, tucked away between the Pyrénées Mountains and Spain to the south and Bordeaux to the north, results in a sparsely populated area. Sud Ouest…

  Michelle Williams

  July 15, 2017

  Applegate Valley AVA, Madiran, wine

  #Winophiles, 2009 Brumont Chateau Montus Madiran France, 2014 Troon Vineyard Blue Label Estate Tannat Applegate Valley USA, Applegate Valley, Craig Camp, France, French Paradox, French Wine, Gascony, Madiran, Malbec, Oregon, Southwest France, Sud Ouest, Tannat, The Wine Diet, Troon Vineyards, wine, wine health benefits, wine review

• In Praise of Disobedience: Domaine Du Tariquet

  

  “Let us teach our children to disobey us!” ~ Michael Serres, philosopher We all grew up knowing rule breakers. Kids in school who would not sit still, be quiet, and follow the rules. Some of those rule breakers grew up to be Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Mark Zuckerberg to name a few.…

  Michelle Williams

  April 18, 2016

  Domaine Du Tariquet, France, French Wine, Gascon, Gascony, Music, Wine, Winetasting

  #ViniSud2016, Armagnac, Chardonnay, Chennin Blanc, Domaine Du Tariquet, food, France, French Wine, Gascony, Lady Gaga, music, Sauvignon, Tony Bennett, travel, ViniSud 2016, wine, winetasting