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Hail storm
Inestimable losses in the vineyards of Paris and the Île-de-France “Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to...
Geoffrey Finch
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A season of promise
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love Every Spring, the promise of new beginnings and new life can be seen in the buds and leaves...
Geoffrey Finch
May 54 min read
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The Vineyards of the Île-de-France
Once the premium wine producer of France, and the largest wine producing region in the world The surface of the earth is an ever-changing...
Geoffrey Finch
May 53 min read
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Join my chat
A private space for us to converse and connect Today I’m announcing a brand new addition to my Substack publication: the Paris Wine Walks...
Geoffrey Finch
May 53 min read
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Les Racines du Temple (bis)
A bit more about the art of pruning Getting out of the city, even if it’s not very far out, and only for an afternoon, is always...
Geoffrey Finch
May 53 min read
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Suggestions of Spring
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. (Rainer Maria Rilke) GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 20 Spring has sprung,...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 212 min read
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Clos des Arènes
Among the newest of Paris' wine-producing vineyards GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 13 UPCOMING LOCAL WINE EVENTSThe 2nd pruning festival for the...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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In Vino Veritas:
The Unfiltered Truth About Wine and Honesty GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 6 Should we drink wine in order to speak truth? Is wine a potential...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 216 min read
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The biggest vineyard in the world
...that all but disappeared GEOFFREY FINCH FEB 27 Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Marcus...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 217 min read
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Paris Wine Quiz
How much do you know about the wine history of Paris and the Île-de-France? If you can correctly answer 10 out of 12 questions, you win a...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 213 min read
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Transformation and Rebirth
The year of the Wood Snake GEOFFREY FINCH FEB 13 It is generally accepted that wishing people ‘Happy New Year!’ is something one can only...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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Vauhallan - Les Racines du Temple
Our first visit to this newly planted vineyard in the Île-de-France GEOFFREY FINCH FEB 6 Before we stroll into the vines of Les Racines...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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Oenomancy 2
The weird and wonderful art of wine divination, part 2 GEOFFREY FINCH JAN 30 Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 216 min read
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'Vineas absentes'
The hidden, sprawling vines of the Medieval Garden of the Musée Cluny have been uprooted! JAN 23 This post is a grumble (well, not...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 215 min read
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Medieval and Roman Paris
Our newest wine walk recounting the role wine has played in shaping the city JAN 16 Announcing the latest in our line of wine focussed...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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Wine Down
A play in one act for 'Dry January' GEOFFREY FINCH JAN 9 It’s January again, which means ‘Dry January’ for a certain number of people. As...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 218 min read
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2024 in Review
Excerpts from this year's posts JAN 2 As the new year begins, I would like to wish everyone a happy, prosperous, bountiful year full of...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 2112 min read
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We wish you all a very...
...mirthful, joyful, merry, happy holiday, and we thank you! GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 26 We have hosted over 700 people this year on our wine...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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Not all alcohol is the same
Wine, unlike drinks with hard alcohol, does really have health benefits (in moderation) GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 19 “Life is too short to drink...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 218 min read
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The rebirth of Notre Dame
Gothic architecture and wine GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 12 This Substack is about wine, so before anyone queries the connection between the...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 214 min read
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