Cork Talk
A November Celebration: Wine and the French Way of Life
We arrived in November, when Bordeaux settles into a slower, more intimate rhythm. The summer crowds departed, leaving behind a place that felt more authentic, more in tune with its true self. The locals reclaimed their cafés. The markets hummed at a relaxed pace, and a crisp autumn air carried the scent of fallen
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Cork Talk
Drinking Champagne in Champagne
“All Champagne is sparkling wine, not all sparkling wine is Champagne“ Champagne is a term thrown around loosely, and its confusing. The truth is only the grapes grown in the chalky soils of the Champagne region of France, can produce a sparkling wine called Champagne. The world of wine recognizes this distinction and respects its
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Cork Talk
Pop, Fizz, and Clink
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne. ~Paul Claudel Friends, when you visit this post, we will be celebrating the end of our first week in Europe. We are traveling with our European friends who we consider our
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France on 10,000 Calories A Day Without Gaining Weight
The advantage of being middle-aged is that you are more likely to risk stepping out of your comfort zone. That is what we did. We agreed to take a vacation with friends where our mode of transportation was a bicycle, a set of travel maps, and a hotel with good food at the end of