tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83604562793131384672024-03-05T15:08:39.847-08:00Wine Wrangling Womana woman "untangling" the mysteries of wines Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11015934544191973533noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360456279313138467.post-31628892243197542732016-11-08T07:00:00.001-08:002016-11-08T07:00:07.864-08:00Taking Time Off!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm taking a while off from blogging due to my mother passing away Sunday, November 6, 2016. I will be back as soon as I can be home at my own computer. Right now I am spending time with my family in Orange, Texas.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11015934544191973533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360456279313138467.post-51288795542400443182016-11-08T00:00:00.000-08:002016-11-08T00:00:14.923-08:00Sailing in San Francisco Bay...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday morning we ate breakfast at the greatest little place in Sausalito! Don had eaten there with Meredith on one of their daddy/daughter trips and highly recommended it. We found out just how fabulous it was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We drove to a local market, picked up some things for our sailing excursion and headed to Treasure Island to meet Dave and Priscilla, our captain and wife (also our winemakers) from Sebastopol, CA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Natalie, one of my two beautiful daughters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don sailing the boat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After sailing all day, we drove to Healdsburg where we would be for the rest of the weekend. More wine tasting to come!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11015934544191973533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360456279313138467.post-56481328334584420652016-11-05T00:00:00.000-07:002016-11-05T00:00:06.649-07:00Sausalito, California July 2016 #MadrigalWinery<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">July took us to California one more time for a Lobster boil at Sbragia Family Vineryards. But one stop in Sausalito by the bay to enjoy great food and friends was a must. Natalie and Mike, my daughter and son-in-law, were with us to enjoy three days of NoCal, wine, sailing and food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We began our adventure with a toast to the four of us at Poggio's Restaurant, dining outside on the sidewalk across from sailboats moored at a yacht club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We checked into our quaint hotel next door to the restaurant and then began our tasting of Madrigal wines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Madrigal Family Winery tasting salon and gallery is a block away from where we were staying. So it was really easy just to walk to, which is something we never experience in CA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2013 Petite Sarah from Calistoga, Napa Valley, CA ($70)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And finally, a 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak from Napa Valley, CA ($86)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Near the end of July, we headed to Geyserville, CA to enjoy some lobster and Sbragia Chardonnay with the <a href="https://www.sbragia.com/"><b>Sbragia</b></a>'s at their Dry Creek Valley tasting room! We found out about this event for wine club members in April on our river cruise in France. Not living in California or near the tasting room has made it almost impossible to attend events they have throughout the year. So needless to say, we made plans for this event and were really excited about going. And we had invited Mike and Natalie to go with us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This low country lobster boil was eaten right off the table outside the tasting room on the terrace with plenty of Chardonnay to drink. With music, laughter, plenty of hungry people, Sbragia Chardonnay and the Sbragias, this was the perfect party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's Mike, Don, Rebecca and Scott Scherr dining with us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adam and Kathy invited us to see their offices and wine storage barrels below the tasting room. All six of us were delighted to get an inside look at what makes <b>Sbragia Family Vineyards</b> so desirable. I believe it's their commitment to making the best wines possible not only because they enjoy wine, but because they want others to enjoy it also. It's got to be very hard work, but it's very appreciated by everyone who drinks their wines. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Adam gave each couple a bottle of <b>2013 Neal Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon</b> from Howell Mountain and a bottle of <b>2013 Siena Dale Dessert Wine</b>. Neither of these wines have been released yet. So we were pretty blessed to receive these from Adam and Kathy. Thank you again so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We went back to the offices where Adam opened a bottle of the Neal Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and it was absolutely divine!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.winedeals.com/dark-horse-rose-limited-release-2015-750-ml-82597.html">2015 Dark Horse Rosé </a></b>($9) Limited Release. I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #28271f; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t’s a blend of 40% Grenache, 20% Barbera, 20% Pinot Gris, and 20% Tempranillo. It's a beautiful pale pink, although you can't tell her. A lovely drink of pink right now!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the end of August, I went to stay with my mom some and check in on her daily. Part of the time I was with Abigail and her family. And guess what! We found four more rosés new to us both. In the photo above we have a:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>2015 VillaViva </b>($12) produced from vineyards surrounding the fishing village of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sete and facing the Mediterranean Sea. This rosé bursts of flavors of strawberries, raspberries and traditional English bonbons. It is a 100% Carignan grape varietal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.chloewinecollection.com/wines/">2015 Chloe Rosé</a></b> produced and bottled in Livermore, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">California. Aromas and flavors of strawberries, raspberries and watermelon make this a crisp, well-balanced wine. This can be found at Kroger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>2015 Villa Des Anges</b>, ($9) a Cinsault Rosé from the Languedoc region of Southern France. It's light-bodied, intensely crisp, and vividly fresh. We loved this one! A</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #372e2e; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> super value Rosé is always a huge hit for us! Lots of melon on the nose and palate, with hints on citrus rind and fresh herbs. A go-to grab-and-chill Rosé that goes with everything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>2015 Père Anselme Côtes de Provence </b>($7) a bright fresh taste of red berries and citrus fruit. An orange-pink color. This is a good one too!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've had a few other rosés in Canada, but haven't blogged about those yet! In time, in time! Until then.....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My youngest daughter, Abigail and I, attended a cheese class at the end of July offered by Molto Formaggio in Highland Park Village. I had been to a couple of them where they serve foods to pair with their wines, but never a "class" where you learn how to pair the wines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We arrived and took two places close to the door, took a few photos and got started on the wines. This is a fairly small shop with plenty of cheeses and wines, but not a lot of room to sit and dine. They set up small wooden trays on stands (reminds me of tv trays in the old days) and chairs pretty close to each other. But everyone makes it comfortable without getting in your space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was our first wine to taste. A <b><a href="http://www.peyrassol.com/en/commanderie-de-peyrassol/">2015 Commanderie de Peyrassol Rosé</a> </b><u>($20)</u> from Côtes de Provence. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cinsault, Syrah and Grenache make a balanced trio full of fruity flavours, nicely sharpened with a touch of Mourvèdre. This was paired with:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A <b>Vacherousse D' Argental</b> (French Cow's Milk) was served over a <b>Raincoast Crisp</b> cranberry cracker with citrus balsamic vinegar and a bite of Lonza with <b>Gold Rush</b> mustard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://www.chateau-des-antonins.com/index-eng.htm"><b>2015 Château des Antonins Rosé</b></a> ($15) a Bordeaux rosé from France. I was a little put off by the color, but it turned out to be amazing. It was paired with the following cheeses and cracker:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Le Jeune Autize</b> (French Goat's Milk)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brebirousse (French Sheep's Milk)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Victoria Amory rosemary crackers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and coppa, a cured meat much like <span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">prosciutto</span><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last of the rosé wines was a <b>2015 Bisson Golfo Ciliegiolo</b> ($21) a product of Italy. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">When is a rosé not a rosé? i had to struggle with whether to officially classify the Ciliegiolo varietal in this category or whether to present it as a light-colored red wine with lots and lots of character. <b>Ciliegiolo</b> is a variety of a red grape from Italy named after the Italian for cherry. Something new I learned that night. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ok, it was good! Abigail bought all three rosés from our class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So here's what that Bisson rosé was paired with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nevat</b> (French Goat's Milk)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Served over an olive oil cracker with crabapple preserves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Prosciutto di Parma</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vulto Creamery Hamden</b> (US Cow's Milk our of New York)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At T.J's Seafood on Royal and Preston-<b>2015 Château de Campuget Rosé </b>$15, Rhône, France. This is a beautiful peony pink rosé that is delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It took two weeks and many hours to blog about our taste of Bordeaux trip to France. In doing so, I left out some of the wines we either tasted onboard the AmaDolce at the evening dinners or in one of the villages we toured. All of the foods were fabulous and beautiful as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goodbye France-thank you Lord and American Airlines for getting us to and from France safely!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11015934544191973533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360456279313138467.post-12954765769001877432016-10-17T00:00:00.000-07:002016-10-17T00:00:04.222-07:00Day 13 Night Before Departure Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pullman Paris Roissey CDG Airport Hotel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After leaving the <b>Château de Chambord</b>, we loaded the buses and headed to Blois, France. Here we ate lunch and toured our last chateau of the Taste of Bordeaux. We ate at a small restaurant in Blois that served horse steaks, I found out <b>after</b> we ate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My meal was delicious. I chose La Fromagère, which is a open faced bruschetta with an assortment of cheeses and prosciutto. It was served with a salad and of course, Rosé.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After we ate, we walked up what must have been a million steps to get to the <b>Château de Blois</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The château at Blois positively oozes with history. Not only was it an important residence for French kings during the 16th century, but it was also the castle where <b>Joan of Arc </b>was blessed before setting off to defeat the English at Orleans, the turning point in the Hundred Years War.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kings and queens were forever in and out of Blois, the Loire Valley's finest in-town château.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They all left their marks, so the four side of the chateau show the evolution of castle architecture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">King Henry IV and Queen Margaret</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chamber of Margaret of Valois-Catherine de Medici's last surviving daughter, after her death. She married the future Henry IV. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Catherine de Medici </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This room in the Château de Blois contains 237 small cabinets hidden in the beautiful woodwork. The room was in fact associated with Catherine de Medici, and she was suspected of some poison related crimes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Someone's about to go on a carriage ride after tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This morning at breakfast we saw hot air balloons flying over the hotel. This one belongs to <b><a href="http://usa.loccitane.com/l'occitane--40-years-of-true-stories%2c82%2c1%2c76330%2c871618.htm">L'Occitane En Provence</a></b>. This shop was born in 1976, the dream of a 23-year man that wanted to change the world, impassioned by the power of plants. It's a beautiful story and you should click on the name to watch the video and read more about these fabulous products that I have loved for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We checked out of our hotel this morning and headed to visit the astoundingly massive <b>Château de Chambord</b>. Located at the heart of Europe's largest enclosed wooded park, its 156 yard façade, 426 rooms, 77 staircases and 282 fireplaces make this the largest castle in the Loire Valley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Located between the river and the wild woodlands, it is home to many boar and deer. Building of the château was begun in 1519, and was completed in 1547. Built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, he only spent a total of 72 nights in the Château de Chambord in his entire lifetime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking out over the lawn in the back-or is it the front?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When visiting the castle, you might find it striking to see it completely empty: it has almost always been the case throughout the centuries as furniture, decorations, and food would be brought in by 2000 people before the King's arrival, only to be taken away a few days later after his departure (even if it was only for a few days!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the architectural highlights is the ornate roof which makes Château de Chambord so instantly recognizable. At a glance the roof is symmetrical, but look closer and you will see it's not-among the numerous towers, light wells and decorative features there are many variations from left to right. The Roof Terrace-inspired directly from Italy, provides a unique sight:lanterns, gables, dormer windows, 800 columns, and 365 chimneys, spires and pinnacles intermingled together, all detailed by the sculpture's chisel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another architectural highlight is the spectacular open double helix staircase. The two helices ascend the three floors without ever meeting, illuminated from above by a sort of lighthouse at the highest point of the château.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During WWII, German leaders entered the Louvre to take all the masterpieces that belonged to France, but they were all gone. Some 3,690 works of art were hidden at Château de Chambered, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aerial view of Château de Chambord-pic from internet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This castle was the inspiration for the beautiful castle of the Beast in 1991 Disney's classical movie, <b>Beauty and the Beast</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now we visit <b>Château de Blois</b>!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11015934544191973533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360456279313138467.post-43006795430106256152016-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:002016-10-05T00:00:02.182-07:00Day 11 History and Fun in Amboise, France<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Besides <b>Leonardo Da Vinci</b>, <b>Château du CLos Lucé</b> and <b>Château Amboisé</b>, there is also another Château that we chose not to visit. Of course, it is one of the best known châteaus of the Loire Valley because of the unique location spanning the River Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux in the Indre-et-Loire département.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can see, we missed a good one! But we had seen so many by now, that they were all running together in my head. We'll just have to go back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We chose to spend more time in Amboise shopping, eating and drinking! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amboise is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire département in central France. It liaison the banks of the Loire river, 17 miles east of Tours. Today it is a small market town, but it was once home of the French royal court. The town still retains its medieval atmosphere and has plenty of good restaurants and cafés to relax in and sample the local wines and produce of the area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then we found a wine shop that we could sit, drink, do a tasting in one of those glass cases where you put the card in and the siphon gives you the amount you choose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And we wait......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">WE decided we would buy dinner in town instead of going out to eat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and he cut all of it for us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">THE TAXI FINALLY SHOWED UP!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He was a painter, inventor, engineer, scientist, humanist, philosopher. Da Vinci is the very incarnation of the universalist spirit of the Renaissance. His life was punctuated by frequent periods staying at the Italian court, until Francis I invited him in 1515 to settle at the Château du Clos Lucé. The following year, the artist arrived at the Château after a long journey across the Alps on mule-back. He brought with him three paintings: the Mona Lisa, Saint John the Baptist, and The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">first spinning army tank with guns all around the bottom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don spinning the life size army tank in the gardens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning we toured the Renaissance style of Château d' Amboise. This former Medieval castle was remodeled in the Renaissance to a Royal residence. The Gothic chapel contains the final resting place of <b>Leonardo da Vinci</b>'s last home. We also discovered the Château du Clos Luce, Leonardo da Vinci's last home. Here during the final years of his life he completed some of his most treasured works, The Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, and the Saint John the Baptist. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8360456279313138467" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Afterwards we had free time for lunch on our own, before continuing on to the Château de Chenonceau. This truly spectacular Château and former watermill that spans the Cher Rive, was turned into a palace by the French King Francis 1st for his Mistress Diane de Poitier.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Château d' </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amboise built in the late 9th century</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today we disembarked our ship in Bordeaux, said our goodbyes to the crew and staff, and traveled by TGV High Speed Train to Tours, France. This charming medieval city is in the heart of the Loire Valley. It offers the best of French lifestyle with medieval streets teeming with art, history, ancient buildings and tasty cuisine. We had time to stop at a lively restaurant for lunch on our own and then enjoyed a walking tour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were eating lunch in Tours admiring the old buildings surrounding the square where we were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After the Hundred Years' War, Bordeaux fell under French rule, but it was not until the 18th century that peace returned, and Bordeaux once again experienced a golden age of prosperity. After the discovery of the New World, Bordeaux took advantage of its Atlantic position to diversify and extend its wine market. Today the Bordeaux region produces over 44 million cases of wine per year. The world's main wine fair, <a href="http://www.vinexpo.com/en/"><b>Vinexpo</b></a>, is held in the city every other year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I previously mentioned that we saw the opera house, the clock in the square, and the public train that runs through the square. <b>Grand Hotel de Bordeaux</b> is also in this golden triangle also known as the, "quartier des Grands Hommes." This "5 Star" Hotel has been in existence for 230 years, born under the sign of excellence with quite a luxurious rich past and a more majestic future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We roamed around inside and it was elegantly gorgeous with its Corinthian style colonnade and excessive interiors of marble, gold and velvets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had classic beef tartare with hand cut fries and salad. It was my first time to have this and the thought of eating raw meat scared me a little, but not too much. I trusted this restaurant to prepare it properly and they did! It was delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2007 Château Rahoul $22-Don, of course!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Domaine de La Croix Éloge, Cotes de Provence Cru Classé-Vickie, rosé all day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bordeaux is a breathtaking capital city of the wine world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also classified as a "City of Art and History". It's known for its Gothic Cathedral St.-André, as well, as it many fine and contemporary art museums and 18th and 19th-century mansions. Public gardens line the curving river quays and the grand Place de la Bourse opens to the water with the Three Graces fountain at it center. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's so much more to show and tell! The next blog will be about where we ate and the wine we drank.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don and I chose not to go on the bus tour today, but to take out on our own and see the capital of the Aquitaine, the largest and lively city of Bordeaux.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aquitaine was a traditional region of France and is located in the southwestern part of France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees Mountain range on the border with Spain. So this was where we were this whole time. It's really hard to understand a country foreign to ours. They don't have states like us and I was totally confused the whole time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our goal today was to find a place that would ship our 10 bottles of wine that we had collected along the way (and buy two more to make it a full case). This was very difficult because we got lots of no's and only one yes! It took about a month to get it back in the states and we were worried sick that we would never see our wine again. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We finally found a place that would ship it-we think!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The net above the check out counter protects the people working there in case someone drops a bottle of wine! Ouch!</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a patisserie for pain au chocolat</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">More to come about Bordeaux! This is just the beginning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you were in the know on the ship, you would have signed up for one night of private dining with the executive chef cooking right in the same room. As it was not planned, our room was one room up from the back of the ship, where the private dining room was located with views of the water as you were cruising down or up the rivers. We also had access to the salon and massage room and the workout center (which we never used)! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chef prepared the meal in this small kitchen in the back of the ship several nights for those who signed up. The Maître D', David Kocsis, was also on hand serving us with foods and wines. Other servers came in and helped too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chef's welcome was goat cheese, yellow tomatoes, prunes sauce, freshly baked bread with plain butter and condiments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2012 Château Valoux, Pessac-Léognan, </b>Sauvignon Blanc $13</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2012 Château la Crois Saint-André</b>, Lalande of Pomerol, $27, a Bordeaux blend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Libourne wine region which includes Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, and Fronsac, is one of the major cradles of viticulture in the Bordeaux area, dating back to Gallo-Roman times. The first vines were planted in Fronsac two thousand years ago. In the 18th century the wines of Fronsac enjoyed the best reputation in the Libourne region, selling for higher prices than their neighbors in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Today, Fronsac includes several beautiful wine estates such as Château de La Rivière, Château La Dauphine, and Château Gaby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the empty bottle of <b>2014 Le Rosé Château de La Rivière</b>, $9</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today was a castle day. We had the opportunity to visit some of the famed chateaux around Libourne and see a Bastide town with its typical market that has existed since 1315. Aquitaine was the focus of rivalry between the Kings of France and the Kings of England. Each to ensure the loyalty of the local people, built the Bastide "new towns". Croon is one of the eight Bastide towns of the Gironde. The traditional Wednesday morning market, still stands on the central square surrounded by shops, artisans and covered arcades.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We began the excursion on our luxury buses. You can see the driver and the redheaded French guide in the rearview mirror. Notice the St. Germain sign? My favorite liquer, thanks to Natalie introducing it to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some sights along the way to the market. We purchased a Petrus scarf in Bordeaux. Most famous place for scarfs and throws!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We made it to the Creon Bastide Market and the tour guide had set up several tastings of cheese, bread, meat, and chocolats for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After reading part one of this blog, you should be able to tell that <a href="http://www.bcellars.com/"><b>B Cellars</b></a> is one extremely special winery that every wine drinker should visit! I want everyone I know and more to visit this winery. You will feel like royalty from the minute you arrive to the moment you leave!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When we returned to the hospitality house, we sat down to our tasting directly across from the chef's kitchen. I loved watching the chef and sous chef passionately plating our foods as we drank the fabulous wines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our first plate was a beautiful mixture of rosemary crackers, peach puree, purple haze goat cheese, and lavender honey all homegrown and made right in the kitchen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The wine paired with the above was a <a href="http://www.bcellars.com/?method=products.productDrilldown&productID=C3AF1E71-FBE5-AD24-72AC-981C28219963&originalMarketingURL=product/2013-Maldonado-Chardonnay">2013 Maldonado Chardonnay</a> ($47) This wine is crisp on the palate, not buttery or oaky. I loved the way it paired with the cheese, honey and rosemary crackers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Starting from left to right, the first glass is a <b><a href="http://www.bcellars.com/product/2012-Blend-24?pageID=9a86f204-2264-112b-b135-59942726757f&sortBy=DisplayOrder&maxRows=6&">2012 B Cellars Blend 24</a></b> ($55). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The second or middle glass of red wine was a <b>2012 B Cellars Blend 25</b> ($67). It's one of the flagship wines and I couldn't find it on their website. But it's available to purchase because I certainly did! It's delicious! A bold 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and a juicy ripe 37% Syrah make this wine velvety and full-bodied!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blend 25 was paired with a crispy duck confit, Medjool dates, Point Reyes blue cheese, and toasted pistachios. A-Mazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This delicious Cab was paired with a beef slider (the buns were made right before our eyes), smoked goat cheddar cheese, grilled onions, and roasted garlic Cabernet aioli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Linda and I both want to thank this winery for hosting an amazing experience at B Cellars Vineyards and Winery. It is not one we will soon forget! A memorable experience all around!</span></div>
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