The summer Olympic Games in Paris
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Geoffrey Finch
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Les Trinqueuses
Let’s celebrate the women in wine! In a world where wine culture has long been dominated by men, Les Trinqueuses emerges as a beacon of...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Emidio Pepe in Paris
Serendipity colludes with great good fortune Just minutes after making reservations to dine with my daughter (back in Paris briefly...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Apr 4
- 6 min
History in the making
Blind wine tasting of the first vintages of a new generation of wines from the Île-de-France I’m a big fan of blind wine tasting because...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Mar 21
- 4 min
The earth awakes, and in open hearts love makes
Spring brings rebirth, renewal, rejuvenation… and love! “Come to the orchard in Spring. There is light and wine, and sweethearts in the...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Mar 14
- 8 min
AOC, AOP, VDF, VDT, IGP, DGC, INAO
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.” (Romeo & Juliet) Acronyms have to be among the...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Mar 7
- 4 min
The Vineyard of the Paris Hippodrome
Another urban vineyard springs up. Who knew? I have prided myself in creating a complete census of the hidden vineyards of Paris with my...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Feb 29
- 3 min
Leap Year Wine & Paris Vines
And remember to leap to the Red Wheelbarrow bookshop today for your signed copy of ‘The Hidden Vineyards of Paris’! Only once every four...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Feb 22
- 3 min
More on 'The Hidden Vineyards of Paris'
This is another reminder of the book launch in Paris on Thursday, 29 February at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop As anyone who has done...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Feb 15
- 3 min
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris
Announcing the publication of the complete guide to the vineyards of Paris! Read your way through the vineyards of Paris… I am very...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Saint Valentine & a couple of love poems with a whiff of wine
“Where there is no wine there is no love.” ~ Euripides Love is blind, as is our tasting of sparkling wines. Couples, singles, love...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Feb 1
- 6 min
The Wine Map of France
Where’s the Paris region? Where is Paris indeed. The above map suggests that the region around Paris is without vines. Which is a...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Isolated, Rogue and Private Vines
Expanding the census on the hidden vines of Paris It’s hard enough for most people to identify a grape vine when they see one (unless...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Jan 18
- 5 min
Saint Vincent's Tunic
The patron saint of wine and the smallest vineyard in Paris We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Jan 11
- 7 min
Resolute
Wine and health – a response to Dry January “Give me a bowl of wine. I have not that alacrity of spirit nor cheer of mind that I was wont...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Jan 4
- 4 min
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris
Starting the New Year with a sneak peak at the definitive, soon-to-be-published guide to the vineyards of Paris. To begin, I would like...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Dec 28, 2023
- 6 min
The Urban Vine
“Wild grape-vines clamber to the tops of the highest trees, spreading umbrella-wise over the branches, and their festooned floating...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Dec 22, 2023
- 7 min
Mirth, Misery and Measure
“Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young, and makes weariness forget his toil.” Lord Byron It’s time to address the...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Dec 14, 2023
- 6 min
From sultry Autumn to frigid Winter
“There’s no such thing as being lost in a vineyard. You’re always in the right place.” (Unknown) Winter walked into Paris pretty much...
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Geoffrey Finch
- Dec 7, 2023
- 9 min
The Case of Champagne
Notes from a recent visit to the world’s best known wine region “Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking...
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