Chief Grape’s USA Wine Tour

Jean-Marc will be putting on a clean shirt and looking forward to meeting you all very soon! Read his message, below. Dear Friends, Here is my 2013 US meet ups. I am coming with the new vintages and lots of new things to tell you. Hope to see you then. Here is my whole itinerary. This page will be updated as the events (wine tasting, wine … Continue reading Chief Grape’s USA Wine Tour

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How many, like this little gal, dream of riding a scooter through France? Photo of "Ephie" (effy) taken last week in Colmar. Never miss a word or photo, receive word-a-day via email or by RSS updates (for Yahoo, AOL, Google and more). un rêve (rev)     : a dream One way I learned French was by listening to the classics (check out songs by Charles Trenet). Share with us, … Continue reading reve

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My better French half, "Chief Grape": king of the vines in his grenache-tinted "robe" (photo taken 3 years ago). Today we begin our 4th harvest for the red wine!  la vendange (von-donzh) noun, feminine     1. grape/wine harvest or vintage    2. grapes (harvested); grape crop vendanger (von-don-zhay) verb    1. to pick or to harvest grapes synonyms: la récolte (harvesting, crop), le ramassage (collection), la cueillette (picking). A Day in a French … Continue reading vendange