Bordeaux Wine Magazine Archive

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2018 Bordeaux Wine Magazines

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February 2018 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Tasting 80 years of Margaux | 2019 Bordeaux Wine Tour schedule | new label Mouton and much more
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  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Paul Bocuse a remarkable chef
  • A culinary highlight of Spain
  • And much more

 2018February 2 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Tasting 80 years of Margaux | 2019 Bordeaux Wine Tour schedule | new label Mouton and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Handcrafted Experiences
  • Farewell Dinner
  • Tasting 15 Vintages Montrose
  • And much more

2018 February  Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Tasting 80 years of Margaux | 2019 Bordeaux Wine Tour schedule | new label Mouton and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Paul Bocuse a remarkable chef
  • A culinary highlight of Spain
  • And much more

2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazines

December 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Tasting 80 years of Margaux | 2019 Bordeaux Wine Tour schedule | new label Mouton and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Actively looking for two Single Travelers for 2018
  • New label for the Mouton Rothschild 2015 announced
  • Time travel in Bordeaux: Going back to 1929
  • Announcing our 2019 Bordeaux Wine Tour Program
  • And much more

November 2017 Empty nests | building stress | guests complaining about our tours and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Empty nest drowned in Mouton Rothschild in London
  • Challenges of living in France
  • Do yourself a favor
  • Last spots for 2018 Bordeaux Wine Tours
  • And much more

October 2017 Bordeaux Harvest | Legion d’Honneur | Last spots for 2018 Bordeaux Wine Tours and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • 2017 Bordeaux Harvest
  • Legion d’Honneur
  • Do yourself a favor
  • Last spots for 2018 Bordeaux Wine Tours
  • And much more

July 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017 | Dining at Latour | Do yourself a favor and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017
  • Dining at Latour
  • Do yourself a favor
  • Our 2018 Bordeaux Wine Tour Program
  • And much more

April 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: New chai at Kirwan | Introducing our 2018 Schedule | From scuba diver to Michelin chef and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • New cellars at Chateau Kirwan
  • From scuba-diver to Michelin-rated chef
  • Our 2018 Bordeaux Wine Tour Program
  • And much more

March 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Mouton Rothschild vs Mouton Cadet | D-Day and Michelin| Grand Tour of Bordeaux | and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Michelin, a tire company rating restaurants
  • The Grand Tour of Bordeaux: Grand in every way
  • Our 2017 Bordeaux Wine Tour Program
  • And much more

February 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Dinner with friends | Second wines, not second best | New pool at Coulon Laurensac | and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Dinner with friends
  • Second wines, not second best
  • New pool at Coulon Laurensac
  • And much more

January 2017 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: 2016 Highlights, 2016 Popular Articles and much more 

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • 2016 Highlights
  • 2016 Popular Articles
  • And much more

2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazines

December 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine (2): Ronald honored in Pomerol | An extraordinary Bordeaux find | Bordeaux Revisited | and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Ronald a member of the Hospitaliers of Pomerol
  • Wine archeology in Bordeaux, an extraordinary find
  • TripAdvisor: “If you love food and wine, this tour is a must! !”
  • And much more

December 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: New label Mouton Rothschild, Tasting old Bordeaux, Special offer on selected Tours and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Mouton Rothschild 2014: An homage to Baronesse Philipine de Rothschild
  • Right-Bank wines proven to age very well
  • TripAdvisor: “Wine education, humor and a truly great experience”
  • Special offer for The Grand Tour of Bordeaux
  • And much more

November 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: The Bordeaux vintage 2016, Left-Bank vs. Right-Bank explained, Tour Bordeaux in 2017 and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • A Dinosaur in Bordeaux
  • The best food, fun and wine
  • More stars needed on TripAdvisor
  • And much more

October 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: The Bordeaux vintage 2016, Left-Bank vs. Right-Bank explained, and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • The 2016 Bordeaux vintage: saved by the bell
  • Left-Bank vs. Right-Bank explained | Tour Bordeaux in 2017
  • Yet another great TripAdvisor comment
  • And much more

September 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Harvest update, Getting hooked on Bordeaux and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • The 2016 Bordeaux vintage is looking good
  • Warning: Our Bordeaux Wine Tours can be addictive
  • And much more

July 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Ronald and Margaret 25 years, Cité du Vin and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • 25th Wedding anniversary, our Garden Party
  • Bordeaux and the Cité du Vin
  • And much more

The 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine Vintage Special (Vintage 2015)
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  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • The vintage 2015, some facts
  • 2015 First Growths: my judgment
  • Ratings other Médoc producers
  • Ratings other Pessac-Léognan producers
  • 2015 Right Bank: First Growths A
  • Ratings other Saint Emilion and Pomerol producers
  • Chateau d’Yquem 2015
  • And much more

May 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: From Russia with love, Romanic Paris and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • From Russia with love
  • Romanic Paris
  • And much more

April 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Sad news from Margaux and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Paul Pontallier of Chateau Margaux passed away
  • Margaret’s Chateau Kitchen: Delicious Bordeaux stew
  • And much more

March 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: The 1855 Classification, a portrait of Pontet-Canet and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • La Cité du Vin: a New Bordeaux Landmark
  • Pontet-Canet: Happy grapes, the secret of wines for a good life (Part 2)
  • Thank you TripAdvisor reviewers
  • Bordeaux Wine Tours: What people really say
  • And much more

February 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: The 1855 Classification, a portrait of Pontet-Canet and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • 1855 under copyright
  • Pontet-Canet: Happy grapes, the secret of wines for a good life (Part 1)
  • Margaret’s Chateau Kitchen: Gougères Cheese Puffs
  • Bordeaux Wine Tours: What people really say
  • And much more

January 2016 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Our Top 5 Bordeaux Wine Experiences of 2015 and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • 2016 looking more than good
  • Our Top 5 Bordeaux Wine Experiences of 2015
  • New Highlights for 2016: Bordeaux Wine Tours
  • An insider’s view
  • And much more

2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazines

December 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Inside First Growth Angélus (part 2) and much more

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Bordeaux Wine Experience featured in Wine Spectator
  • Bordeaux Wine Experience on Instagram
  • Chateau Angélus, a strategist in Saint Emilion (Part 2)
  • Margaret’s Chateau Kitchen: Parfait au Sauternes
  • Our Bordeaux Wine Tours: “An experience of a lifetime!”
  • And much more

November 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Attacks in Paris: We will never surrender

  • A Personal Note From Ronald: Attacks in Paris: We will never surrender

November 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: James Bond’s choice in Bordeaux (Part 1)

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Chateau Angélus, a strategist in Saint Emilion (Part 1)
  • A Korean artist for the Mouton Rothschild 2013
  • Bordeaux Wine Tours, a personal experience
  • And much more

September 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Wining and dining during Vinexpo

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Impressions of our Vinexpo highlights (Video)
  • Dinner at Chateau Margaux
  • Lord Foster’s new chai at Chateau Margaux
  • And much more

July 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: How Ronald became a member of the Jurade of Saint Emilion

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • How Ronald became a member of the Jurade of Saint Emilion
  • Welcome to the Jurade of Saint Emilion
  • And much more

June 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Celebrating 160 years of Bordeaux Classified Growths

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • Our latest challenge
  • Our latest perk: Reason for a party
  • Celebrations for the 160th anniversary of the 1855 Bordeaux Classification
  • And much more


The 2015 Bordeaux Wine Magazine Vintage Special (vintage 2014)

  • A Personal Note From Ronald
  • The vintage 2014, some facts
  • 2014 First Growths: my judgment
  • Ratings other Médoc producers
  • Ratings other Pessac-Léognan producers
  • 2014 Right Bank: First Growths A
  • Ratings other Saint Emilion and Pomerol producers
  • Chateau d’Yquem 2014
  • And much more

April 2015: The Bordeaux Wine Magazine

  • Is Ronald completely nuts?
  • Chateau Margaux: The prettiest girl on the block (Part 2)
  • And much more

March 2015: The Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Inside Chateau Margaux, a portrait

  • Single travelers more than welcome
  • Renovations at Chateau Coulon Laurensac finally finished
  • Chateau Margaux: The prettiest girl on the block
  • And much more

February 2015: The Bordeaux Wine Magazine

  • Thank you all for your comments and support.
  • Why people keep coming back to us in Bordeaux
  • What Ronald has been drinking this month
  • Reaching Bordeaux through Amsterdam
  • And much more

January 2015: The Bordeaux Wine Magazine

  • Why I am Charlie in Bordeaux
  • Enjoying life to the fullest: your personal Invitation to create memories for a lifetime
  • The ultimate Bordeaux Wine Experience
  • And much more

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