Following our extensive stay in Bordeaux, we planned to fly back to the Bay Area from Bilbao Spain. On the way to Bilbao, we decided to stop in San Sebastian, Spain, one of the great food cities of the world. Although we were only in town for a couple of…
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Surprising Sweet Wines from Sauterne That Turned Our Heads
South of Bordeaux, there are two areas famous for their wines that we were unfamiliar with until we visited, Graves and Sauterne. Most wines produced in this region are made from white grapes, usually Chardonnay and Semillon.
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Enjoying Wonderful Restaurants and Exploring in Saint-Emilion
Originally, we were going to combine the wine tasting in Saint-Emilion with the following information about the town in one article. However, it just seemed like too much information for one article. So this article is a bit short but there is lots of food p*rn because we had three…
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Food and Wine Epiphany in the Medoc Region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux is divided into many different areas that most wine aficionados will have heard of, but we didn't really understand the differences between them. Our goal in visiting Bordeaux was to learn about this wine region.
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Visiting Rocamadour and Sarlat for Medieval History in the Dordogne
Our goal for the next leg of our journey was to see the landscapes and attractions in the Dordogne River region of France, specifically Rocamadour. I had been there 30-plus years ago and I vividly remember the scenery and the views and I wanted to show Mike.