Inestimable losses in the vineyards of Paris and the Île-de-France “Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. (Rainer Maria Rilke) GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 20 Spring has sprung,...

Among the newest of Paris' wine-producing vineyards GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 13 UPCOMING LOCAL WINE EVENTSThe 2nd pruning festival for the...

The Unfiltered Truth About Wine and Honesty GEOFFREY FINCH MAR 6 Should we drink wine in order to speak truth? Is wine a potential...

...that all but disappeared GEOFFREY FINCH FEB 27 Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Marcus...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The hidden, sprawling vines of the Medieval Garden of the Musée Cluny have been uprooted! JAN 23 This post is a grumble (well, not...

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...

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...

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...

...mirthful, joyful, merry, happy holiday, and we thank you! GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 26 We have hosted over 700 people this year on our wine...

Wine, unlike drinks with hard alcohol, does really have health benefits (in moderation) GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 19 “Life is too short to drink...

Gothic architecture and wine GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 12 This Substack is about wine, so before anyone queries the connection between the...