Good news, bad news...

[sour_grapes]

The bad news is that, due to business travel and bad timing on fruit delivery, I am going to miss our vintners club crush. That is, I had ordered 300# of Zin grapes, and I will have to give them up. (It looks like other club members are stepping up to buy my grapes, so I don't think I will be out too much money.)

The good news: The business travel is to Bordeaux! Gee, what a pity

As this was a late decision, I don't have too much planned. I am staying in the town of Bordeaux, and so far only have plans for the city. I will start looking into excursions to vineyards, but I will also be happy just to be in La Cité du Vin.

If anyone has any information or tips on visiting, please post it!

 

[ChuckD]

The bad news is that, due to business travel and bad timing on fruit delivery, I am going to miss our vintners club crush. That is, I had ordered 300# of Zin grapes, and I will have to give them up. (It looks like other club members are stepping up to buy my grapes, so I don't think I will be out too much money.)

The good news: The business travel is to Bordeaux! Gee, what a pity

As this was a late decision, I don't have too much planned. I am staying in the town of Bordeaux, and so far only have plans for the city. I will start looking into excursions to vineyards, but I will also be happy just to be in La Cité du Vin.

If anyone has any information or tips on visiting, please post it!

work trip… to Bordeaux? You wouldn’t perchance need an assistant would you? Because I know a guy

 

[crushday]

due to business travel and bad timing on fruit delivery, I am going to miss our vintners club crush.

Paul,

You just retired a year ago. Are you already bored?

 

[ratflinger]

Sorry, all my experience is in Provenance

 

[Boatboy24]

Paul,

You just retired a year ago. Are you already bored?

Exactly! I was wondering how one goes about having to go on business travel to Bordeaux when one is retired.

 

[ibglowin]

Exactly! I was wondering how one goes about having to go on business travel to Bordeaux when one is retired.

Physics conference!

 

[sour_grapes]

Wellll, I didn't say it was MY business. My wife has an important business meeting there, and, well, I couldn't just let her travel alone, could I?

 

[ibglowin]

Wellll, I didn't say it was MY business. My wife has an important business meeting there, and, well, I couldn't just let her travel alone, could I?

You get to play the part of Mimbu the Bag Boy!

 

[jswordy]

Wellll, I didn't say it was MY business. My wife has an important business meeting there, and, well, I couldn't just let her travel alone, could I?

(Paul in Bordeaux, rolling over sleepily in bed as Wifie bustles around getting herself ready to take on that world):

"Go get 'em tiger! Knock 'em dead!"

(Snoring...)

 

[sour_grapes]

(Paul in Bordeaux, rolling over sleepily in bed as Wifie bustles around getting herself ready to take on that world):

"Go get 'em tiger! Knock 'em dead!"

(Snoring...)

This is a perfect post!

 

[JustinTG]

I was there a couple years ago on my honeymoon. The easiest for us to be immersed in wine was to take a day trip to the town of St. Emillion. It may feel a tad touristy, but it is a unesco world heritage site after all. There are tons of vines (not sure to whom they belong) some tasting rooms (not sure about walk ins, but I think some took walk ins pre-covid), restaurants and tons of wine shops. When I was there, the shops had good collections of back vintages they would ship to the US for 50 bucks flat rate shipping per case.

You can get there by train (1/2 hour ish IIRC) from the city of Bordeaux. I think it's about a mile walk on a rural road from the train station to the town, though you're passing vinyards most of the way.

 

[sour_grapes]

I was there a couple years ago on my honeymoon. The easiest for us to be immersed in wine was to take a day trip to the town of St. Emillion. It may feel a tad touristy, but it is a unesco world heritage site after all. There are tons of vines (not sure to whom they belong) some tasting rooms (not sure about walk ins, but I think some took walk ins pre-covid), restaurants and tons of wine shops. When I was there, the shops had good collections of back vintages they would ship to the US for 50 bucks flat rate shipping per case.

You can get there by train (1/2 hour ish IIRC) from the city of Bordeaux. I think it's about a mile walk on a rural road from the train station to the town, though you're passing vinyards most of the way.

Thank you for the info! I appreciate it.

 

[Cap Puncher]

Sorry, you won’t be at the crush Paul, thanks for the extra 50# of Zin! Have a good trip!

 

[sour_grapes]

Sorry, you won’t be at the crush Paul, thanks for the extra 50# of Zin! Have a good trip!

Wow, Cap Puncher, I did not realize you were "one of us" (WVA). That is great.

But no, thank YOU for taking 50# off my hands. But I know what you mean: Last year, I got to buy an extra 100# of Merlot under similar circumstances and was very happy about it.

 

[Cap Puncher]

Wow, Cap Puncher, I did not realize you were "one of us" (WVA). That is great.

Yep I’m the one who organized the (non-WVA) winegrapesdirect pallet Spring 2021. I can’t make most meetings because of work, but usually do the crushes is possible.

 

[sour_grapes]

Yep I’m the one who organized the (non-WVA) winegrapesdirect pallet Spring 2021. I can’t make most meetings because of work, but usually do the crushes is possible.

Thank you, Andrew! (Is it okay to say your name "out loud"?) I am going to bottle that batch pretty soon.

 

[Cap Puncher]

Thank you, Andrew! (Is it okay to say your name "out loud"?) I am going to bottle that batch pretty soon.

Oh, it’s cool! I bottled a Bordeaux Blend (red mountain merlot and rattlesnake hills cab sav)earlier this summer, the Olivelet Lane Chard, last week, and need to bottle the straight rattlesnake hills cab sav very soon. Those are some of the best wines I’ve ever made. Maybe this spring I’ll try to organize another!

 

[sour_grapes]

Oh, it’s cool! I bottled a Bordeaux Blend (red mountain merlot and rattlesnake hills cab sav)earlier this summer, the Olivelet Lane Chard, last week, and need to bottle the straight rattlesnake hills cab sav very soon. Those are some of the best wines I’ve ever made. Maybe this spring I’ll try to organize another!

Nice! I made a 3-way (33/33/33) Bordeaux blend of 2019 Rattlesnake Hills Cab Sauv; 2020 Walla Walla Merlot; and 2020 Rattlesnake Hills Cab Franc.