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Read about: v The 2008 vintage, still a bit early in v What Ronald has been drinking this month vThe 2009 Bordeaux Wine Tour Schedule online
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Dear Wine Lover, Some other highlights: Food, wonderful food
In the coming Newsletters Margaret will tell you about the "food part" of the Bordeaux Wine Experience. In this one she tells you about one of the best (bistro) restaurants in the world (and one of my favorites!): La Tupina in Bordeaux. 2009 Bordeaux Wine Tour Schedule Make Obama and McCain jealous
I hope you'll enjoy reading this Newsletter and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Don’t drink
anything I wouldn't drink! Have a great fall! Ronald Rens, M. Sc., Wine Master |
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The harvest will start much later than usual and it's going to be a wine maker's vintage. Chateaux have had to use every trick in the book to save the 2008 vintage. Troplong Mondot
I spoke to Christine Valette this morning. This charming and very knowledgeable owner of Saint Emilion First Growth Troplong Mondot told me about her problems. They had to clip off the leaves on both sides of the bunches and they even had to cut off a large part of them. This was all done to aerate the remaining bunches and to prevent rot. Madame Valette told me that her grapes were in good condition but she needed the weather to stay sunny. The weather forecast for the coming week is good. Nevertheless Troplong Mondot has decided to harvest late. The chateau is renovating its wine-making facilities. Madame Valette asked me if I knew what it was like to have work done in France. I didn't know if I had to laugh or cry, because yes I knew what she meant. Let's just say that she is lucky the harvest will be late this year. Almost as late as her work men will be with her new chai... Cheval Blanc
Although the exceptional Saint Emilion First Growth Cheval Blanc faces the same challenges as all the other properties, they are more optimistic. Their new chef de culture, the person who looks after the vines, has taken a new approach.
On our tours like in this newsletter we focus a lot on wine. But for me a good glass of wine tastes even better with a good meal. If paired correctly, the flavors in the wine enhance the dish and vice versa. That is why on our tours we put a lot of effort in composing the menus for your Bordeaux Wine Experience. As one of our guests put it in her guest comment on the last tour: "it should be The Bordeaux Wine and Gourmet Experience!" On our tours we will tempt your palate not only with premium wines, but also with a variety of different dishes and different styles of restaurants. Traditional French Cuisine
On some other tours on the market you will dine at the same venue several times, but we have a different aim. On our tours our aim is to give you the opportunity to experience the best food France has to offer. Different meals by diffrent chefs each day!
The kitchen is honest and straight forward. Only the best of ingredients have the right to pass the restaurants threshold.
§ § The Bordeaux Harvest Tour 2009
People that join our tours are both wine and food lovers and usually this is their first trip to the Bordeaux region.
We have tastings at First Growths like Mouton, Yquem, Margaux and Haut Brion; Second Growths like Pichon Baron, Léoville Baron and Léoville Las Cazes and many many more. But there is more than "just" the wine! Remember we want to keep things personal. That's why we only organize tours for small groups and tailor made trips. A small group from our perspective is a maximum of ten people. That’s just you and four other couples! These Tours are 6 days, 5 nights. All our tours will start as of one couple.
Please help us Have a great fall and we look forward to seeing you all in Bordeaux in the near future! Cheers from Bordeaux, Ronald and Margaret Rens
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2009 Wine Tour Schedule We proudly present the following Tours and dates for 2009: The Grand Tour of The Grand Tour of The Grand Tour of The Bordeaux Harvest Tour These Bordeaux Wine Tours are 6 days, 5 nights.
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The 2008 vintage, still a bit early in the race 
California had brought a Babcock 1999 Fathom from Santa Barbara. This is a wine in a traditional Bordeaux blend. This wine has bright fruit, huge color extraction and a long finish. Velvety textures roll off the tongue and are greeted with aromas of violets and currants. A very interesting discovery.
The Grand Tour of Bordeaux
Your Tour host and Bordeaux Wine Expert and Wine Writer: 
Meet Chateau owners and Wine Makers! We are invited into chateaux, see art collections and visit unique and private gardens. 
