Tag Archives: France

Chateau Croizet-Bages

Posted on July 26, 2012 by thewineraconteur

This was a classified Bordeaux wine that I found in a nightclub when I was in college, and I would periodically keep reordering it.  It was so good and it was affordable even at my wages.   I would take a … Continue reading →

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Sauternes and Barsac

Posted on July 25, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Sauternes is one of the famous white wines of the Bordeaux region, and is acclaimed as a great dessert wine.   Always make sure that you are buying Sauternes and not Sauterne.  Sauterne is used by other country winemakers to designate … Continue reading →

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Bourg, Blaye and Bergerac

Posted on July 24, 2012 by thewineraconteur

In music one often hears of the three B’s, off to the side of Bordeaux is another set of three B’s. The Cotes de Bourg, the Cotes de Blaye and Bergerac are productive wine districts on the wrong side of … Continue reading →

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Pomerol

Posted on July 23, 2012 by thewineraconteur

The adjoining district to Saint-Emilion, though it only produces about 15% of the wine of that Saint-Emilion does.  About eighty years ago, Pomerol got its own designation separate from its larger neighbor.  It was not included or even considered in … Continue reading →

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Saint-Emilion (Part Two)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Beyond the classified properties of Saint-Emilion are many gems to discover at very reasonable prices.  As you look at a wine list you will see this designation listed and keep scrolling on the list until you find one that is … Continue reading →

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Saint-Emilion

Posted on July 21, 2012 by thewineraconteur

This is one of the earliest “appellation” districts that I discovered and one of my favorites to this day.   It is still grouped under the umbrella of Bordeaux, but it tends to be more wallet-friendly and a great bang for … Continue reading →

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Graves and Graves Superieures

Posted on July 19, 2012 by thewineraconteur

This district adjacent to the city of Bordeaux and the original area that the term Claret referred to, as it is older than the Medoc for winemaking and wineries.   This area is also known for making white wines as well … Continue reading →

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Saint-Julien

Posted on July 18, 2012 by thewineraconteur

We come to the final entry on the great Communes of the Medoc, in the Bordeaux region. Saint-Julien has eleven classified chateaus in the confines of its borders.   These wines are known for their softness and suppleness.   They are also … Continue reading →

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Saint-Estephe

Posted on July 17, 2012 by thewineraconteur

The third of the great Communes of the Medoc (I am doing this alphabetically) is Saint-Estephe.  This Commune is the furthest away from Bordeaux in the Medoc.  It is also the largest wine-producing Commune in the Medoc.  The consensus of … Continue reading →

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Pauillac

Posted on July 16, 2012 by thewineraconteur

The most famous of the Communes of the Medoc; having three out of five of the Premiers Crus of the 1855 Classification of the Medoc.  In 1973 Chateau Mouton- Rothschild was moved from the top of the Second Growths up … Continue reading →

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