We interrupt our Grande French Adventure Series to Consider Cost, Quality, and the Correlation Between them in the Wines of Bordeaux. While wandering through the wine shops and vineyards of Saint-Émilion, Saint-Julien, Médoc, Pomerol, and Pessac-Léognan we noticed significant pricing disparities for seemingly similar wines. In Saint Émilion we wondered why the flagship wine's best… Continue reading Does High Cost = High Quality? VinoDuo Investigates
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Our Grande French Adventure, Part 3
The Wineries of Saint-Julien We concluded our visit to Bordeaux's Left Bank with stops in the Saint-Julien appellation. The smallest of the four "communes" that make up Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc region, St.-Julien is Cabernet Sauvignon country and, therefore, Gary [and often, Lisa] country. In fact, Gary hand-picked each of the wineries and Into the Vineyard made… Continue reading Our Grande French Adventure, Part 3