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Train travel in France
First things first – if you can speak French (or at least understand it well enough) DO NOT use RailEurope for any point-to-point train ticket purchases (they are still the only place to buy EurRail...
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Chambolle-Musigny (pt. 1)
There is now a special place in my heart for Chambolle-Musigny, one of the small Burgundy wine producing towns just south of Dijon. (Full disclosure: Prior to this trip, I only knew Chambolle-Musigny...
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Chambolle-Musigny (pt. 2)
[Don't miss Grégoire's fantastic photo series of Chambolle-Musigny vineyards. A lot of the area we covered on this trip is well documented in his photo series.] We headed back down the hill, but around...
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Restaurant Iberia – uh, Newark?
My wife and I went on a short trip to France this month. It’s a mix of a much needed vacation for my wife, and a family plus business trip for me. And yes, it isn’t a great combination since the...
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Credit Agricole – c’est nulle, nulle, nulle
Credit Agricole would have to go out of their way to try to suck worse than they do. And maybe they do, on purpose, because boy, do they suck. Add to that the nightmare of French bureaucracy, and...
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Keeping an open mind (and open taste buds)
One of the things about working on a wine project that focuses on the actual land and people who grow the wine is that – as part of the U.S. team for this – I’ll be checking out a lot more American...
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Wine Stories
I’m far more interested in wine stories than wine reviews, and I wonder how many people share this feeling. (Wine blogger Pim apparently does, and points to a couple of good wine storytellers.) In...
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Good stuff from Vinography
I’ve not always agreed with Alder at Vinography, particularly around his views on wine as a product vs. wine as a cultural tradition (the latter being a very European- and grower-centric...
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Robert Mondavi: 1913-2008
Big news in the wine world – Robert Mondavi died today at 94. Say waht you want about Mondavi wines, he helped put Napa on the map. And helped slowly (ever so slowly) turn wine drinking in the US from...
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Some more politics
With the trend starting on yesterday’s post, I want to shill a little more for progressive politics. Our (very cool) coworking space is hosting an Obama Call Party this Sunday: Wondering what you can...
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