Hurricane Irene Cocktail – 1 shot Absinthe and fill with Secco bubbly. What are you drinking to prepare for Irene to arrive?

Enjoying  Charles Smith’s Eve Chardonnay 2008 from Washington State.  Apple, pineapple. What are you drinking this fine Friday?

Enjoying Reif Estate Winery 2008 Baco Noir from Ontario Canada 12% alc – have you tried baco noir? What do you think of its dense flavors?

Enjoying 2006 reserve Baco Noir from Henry of Pelham 13.5% alc with some flax chips and garlic salsa. The wine holds up well vs the garlic!

Brasserie L’Orleans in Bordeaux France, plus photos from Latour -

Latour Photos

Chateau Pontet Canet – an organic, biodynamic winery in Bordeaux

Chateau Pontet Canet Photos

Barrel tasting at Chateau Mouton Rothschild -

Chateau Mouton Rothschild Notes

Chateau Lynch Bages in Bordeaux France showed winemaking equipment from the 1850s

Chateau Lynch Bages Photos

Cafe Lavinal in Bordeaux France, plus photos from Chateau Lafite Rothschild -

Cafe Lavinal in Bordeaux France

Photos and notes from Chateau Tour St. Bonnet in the Medoc region of Bordeaux, France -

Chateau Tour St. Bonnet