September 2023 Newsletter link: Join me on my adventures with me in Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, and Paris!
The year was 1199….when the Jurade of Saint-Emilion was founded. Temporarily dissolved during the French Revolution, this confrérie was reinstated in 1948 and has since inducted 3,000 individuals from all professions and many countries who have a passion for the wines of Saint Emilion. Their mission is to protect the wine quality and viticulture of Saint-Emilion. And now, as a Dame de la Jurade,…
Durant le mois de septembre, les vignobles ouvrent leurs terres, fêtent les vendanges en vous frayant un chemin dans leurs sillons. Le 15 septembre, la Jurade de Saint-Émilion – reconstituée en 1948 par quelques viticulteurs – proclamera le ban des vendanges au cours d’une fête haute en couleur : intronisation des nouveaux ambassadeurs, dégustation et repas à la hauteur du nectar.
Au cœur du vignoble de l’appellation cadillac-côtes-de-bordeaux, les travailleurs auront rendez-vous avec les Balades vendanges Camblanes-et-Meynac. Le 22 septembre, chapeau et bottes en caoutchouc seront de mise pour vendanger ! Au programme, pique-nique dans les vignes, découverte du processus de vinification et, bien sûr, dégustation.
Troisième rendez-vous des vendanges, les soirées Festibalades. Initié début août, cet événement court jusqu’au 20 septembre. Les amateurs partiront à la rencontre des vins de blaye-côtes-de-bordeaux, puis se verront livrer les confidences du maître de chai autour d’un apéritif et d’un dîner champêtre. Le 6 septembre au château Pouyau de Boisset, à Berson, le 13 septembre au château Lavenceau, à Berson et le 20 septembre au château Petit Boyer, à Cars.
For most of us wine lovers, the word Bordeaux evokes Mecca-like dreams and memories of some of the world's best and most prestigious wines.
For the Bordelais, there is a pronounced distinction between "Left Bank" and "Right Bank," each with their own Bordeaux sub-cultures and each laying claim to world-renowned chateaux. The Left Bank and its famous Medoc region boasts Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Pichon Comtesse Lalande, while the Right Bank with its idyllic St. Emilion and Pomerol lays claim toPetrus and Cheval Blanc.
As a Californian, I thoroughly understand this West Coast/ East Coast kind of cultural divide. Californians and New Yorkers rarely have much in common except that they both, technically, belong to the United States. But rather than try to explain what the difference between Left Bank and Right Bank Bordeaux is, I captured these two back-to-back events in photos.
Left Bank (Medoc and Haut Medoc) has the Marathon du Medoc; Right Bank (St. Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac) has the Jurade Celebrations.
Well, have a look for yourself... ♥Chérie Du Vin
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For most of us wine lovers, the word Bordeaux evokes Mecca-like dreams and memories of some of the world's best and most prestigious wines.
For the Bordelais, there is a pronounced distinction between "Left Bank" and "Right Bank," each with their own Bordeaux sub-cultures and each laying claim to world-renowned chateaux. The Left Bank and its famous Medoc region boasts Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Pichon Comtesse Lalande, while the Right Bank with its idyllic St. Emilion and Pomerol lays claim toPetrus and Cheval Blanc.
As a Californian, I thoroughly understand this West Coast/ East Coast kind of cultural divide. Californians and New Yorkers rarely have much in common except that they both, technically, belong to the United States. But rather than try to explain what the difference between Left Bank and Right Bank Bordeaux is, I captured these two back-to-back events in photos.
Left Bank (Medoc and Haut Medoc) has the Marathon du Medoc; Right Bank (St. Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac) has the Jurade Celebrations.
Well, have a look for yourself... ♥Chérie Du Vin
Click Here For Slideshow
Click Here For Slideshow
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