@planetebordeaux #planetebordeaux #talentsdesbordeaux All photos copyright Paige Donner 2021 Vinum Terra, Bordeaux 2019 Vignobles Boissonneau 1839-2021 ‘Immaculate natural wine’ – no added yeast, acid, sugar or sulfur, no new oak barrels, no heavy handed manipulation, biodynamic practices observed in vineyards and cellar The Natural Wine whose refinedness defies the label ‘Vin Natur’ Merlot, Appellation…
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Space Wine: All Systems Go For Tasting
by Paige Donner A little more than a year after the 12 bottles of Bordeaux wine were rocketed up into orbit for space ageing, they’ve now safely landed back down to Earth. Just last week, thanks to NASA and its collaborator, SpaceX Dragon Capsule, the 12 bottles of wine along with 320 grapevine clippings (160…
61: French Music & Wine Playlist LGf+w Podcast
Music and wine are, of course, two of life’s most essential ingredients.
Clairet Bordeaux AOC – Oscars de Bordeaux 2019 Summer
by Paige Donner Appellation Bordeaux Clairet Controllée Ni Rouge, Ni Rosé, mais toujours fruité et léger! – Château Penin, Clairet ‘Not red, not rosé, but always refreshingly light and fruity.’ Having tasted my way now through 12 AOC Bordeaux Clairets, I feel qualified to conclude that this is Bordeaux’s answer to the lighter reds of…
Art & Wine in Bordeaux – Médoc, Margaux, Sauternes
Art and wine seem to make the perfect complement. Whether you are enjoying a glass of Margaux or a golden drop of Sauternes
Episode 50: Water Into Wine, Jane Anson, Bordeaux Great Wine Capitals, Wallace Fountains
by Paige Donner LISTEN HERE Episode 50 Paris GOODfood+wine Autumn is mushroom season in France. Pictured here, a beautiful Cep (Porcini) mushroom. Photo by Paige Donner. More on FoodWine.photography LISTEN HERE Episode 50 Paris GOODfood+wine Water Into Wine For Episode 50 of Paris GOODfood+wine we are talking about water and…
Great Wine Capitals Celebrates 20 Years, Bordeaux Awards Ceremony
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Wine Rockets to Space for Near-Zero Gravity Ageing
Update by Paige Donner Twelve bottles of French Bordeaux wine just rocketed off to the International Space Station on a mission to help further the science of food here on Earth. The project is being fueled by Luxembourg startup Space Cargo Unlimited. They acknowledge that in addition to the importance of food and wine having…
Bordeaux River Wine Cruise on Luxury Barge, Le Tango
Originally posted on Local Food And Wine:
Bordeaux, France? by Paige Donner Barge cruising is a thing here in Europe. In France, it is a niche luxury market and caters to people who prize relaxation during their vacations, but who still want to explore small French villages, dine on extraordinary gourmet foods and sip the…
Bordeaux Cité du Vin – Next Chapter?
Cité du Vin, Bordeaux the cultural center for wine enthusiasts
Veuillez dîner au Château d’Yquem à Sauternes?
by Paige Donner When the gold-enclosed invitation first arrived, my initial thought was, ‘I need to frame this.’ It’s a dreams-do-come-true moment when you find yourself sitting down to dinner at the mythic Château d’Yquem in Bordeaux’s Sauternes region in the company of about 400 other invited black-tie guests. photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 …
Episode 46: Eulogy to Dad, Notre Dame, Clos St. Patrice, Cuverie des Ursulines, Clarendelle
by Paige Donner This episode of Paris GOODfood+wine, April 2019 is dedicated to my father, Eugene Martin Donner. He passed away on April 11th. It was his love and passion for life, and his appreciation for fine wines and good food that started me on this path discovering exceptional terroirs of the world. Thank you,…
Oh For The Pleasure of Wine…
by Paige Donner There’s a new sheriff in town… Or, well that’s what it felt like anyway at the brilliant wine dinner hosted by Oenoteam, a wine consultancy based in Libourne, Bordeaux, France. The dinner was organized here in Paris in the understated chic neighborhood of the 7th arrondissement in the fabulous Atelier Eiffel. …
Episode 41: Natural Wines, Wine Calling and Sustainable Seafood podcast by Paige Donner
by Paige Donner LISTEN TO EPISODE 41 of Paris GOODfood+wine HERE Standard Definition: Natural wine is wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention, both in growing grapes and making them into wine. The term is used to distinguish such wine from organic wine and biodynamic wine because of differences in cellar practices. This…
Episode 36: 2017 Bordeaux, Chef Sylvestre Wahid & Boneshaker Doughnuts Paris
by Paige Donner Episode 36 Paris GOODfood+wine For our April in Paris Goodfood+wine show, we take you this month to the city’s first freshmade doughnut shop, Boneshaker Doughnuts; we bring you with us on a tête-a-tête with a 3rd generation Bordeaux château wine expert who tells us about her 2017s just in time for En…
a flask of Chateau Haut-Brion wine
by Paige Donner (all photos copyright 2017 Paige Donner) As Bordeaux’s very first wine château, is it any wonder that Haut-Brion still ranks with such stature in the world’s profile of wines and wine estates? Well, a measured answer would be both yes, and no. It’s not a given that a wine or a wine estate with…
Dinner At Château Latour Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Bordeaux, June 18, 2017 by Paige Donner (all photos copyright 2017) On a hot summer evening in the Médoc’s Pauillac, Bordeaux guests arriving for the 1855 Grands Crus Classés dinner held this year at Château Latour were greeted with a marching Scottish-sounding band and flutes of Roederer champagne (who happens to own the closest neighboring…
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