One of the best meals you’ll find in Paris is the duck confit at La Fontaine de Mars (129 Rue Saint-Dominique, in the 7th arrondissement).
Best Meals in Paris
One of the best meals you’ll find in Paris is filet de bar rôti sur la peau, olives violettes de Kalamata at La Fontaine de Mars (129 Rue Saint-Dominique, in the 7th arrondissement).
Burgundy Facing the Biggest Overall Crop Since 2009
Overall wine production in Europe is way down in 2017 following small harvests in some of the continent’s biggest producing regions. As you can see on my chart, production in 2017 is expected to be much lower than any year this century. The question is, how will the market for wine react to low global […]
Best Wines of Paris
I have the world class wine staff at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris (10 Avenue d’Iéna) to thank for my introduction to this outstanding David Duband Chambolle Musigny. The Shangri-La is one of my favorite Paris Palace Hotels and one I have stayed at and eaten at many times. I just love the location, proximate […]
Blue Chip Burgundy Prices up 31%
Nick Martin, founder of Knight Frank told Decanter.com that ‘Blue chip Burgundy remains very strong, up 31% last year and 12% year to date. Scarcity paired with global demand for sought-after producers has made top Burgundy a consistently good bet, with 10 year gains of 411%.’ French Côte-d’Or Burgundy and .22 CCI ammunition are among my favorite non-securities investments. Laura […]
Food Supply At Risk: Oranges from Brazil?
What other risks does our food supply face considering the added destruction of Florida oranges from Hurricane Irma? Florida’s orange trees face a bacterial threat that makes their fruit unusable, and could lead to Americans getting all their orange juice from Brazil and beyond in the future. Now scientists are working on a way to […]
Côte d’Or Enjoys Burgundy Bounty of 2017
William Kelley writes in Decanter that the hard hit Côte d’Or domaines are giving thanks this year for the largest crop since 2009. Year after year of hail, rot, and frost have ruined crops, pushing many vineyards to the edge of their financial cliffs. Kelley writes: Along the Côte d’Or, the sound of honking horns and cheering […]
Are the Chinese About to Flee Bordeaux?
After buying up numerous estates in Bordeaux, some Chinese investors are looking for the exit. It turns out producing wine isn’t all smooth sailing. Jane Anson of Decanter reports that up to 40 Chinese owned Chateaux may be about to come back onto the market. She writes: It is believed that around 160 châteaux in Bordeaux are […]
Burgundy or Bordeaux?
In The Wine Questionnaire, Daniel Johnnes, wine director for Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group, responds, “Ask anyone in the world of wine and they will laugh at the question. Burgundy!!!” Michael Dovaz, author of Fine Wines, “Burgundy.” Jay McInerney, wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal, “Burgundy.” Mario Batali, Italian chef, “Burgundy.” Benjamin Roffet, head sommelier […]
The Book We’ve All Been Seeking
Do you perhaps suffer daily, as do so many millions of Americans, from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, edema, angina, heart arrhythmia or simply grief and sadness? Please allow me to help you. Perhaps you are among the fortunate souls already acquainted with Rosemary Gladstar, the godmother of modern herbalism. Then you already […]
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