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Wine Souvenirs
A tribute to the memory and love of wine GEOFFREY FINCH DEC 5 The love of anything is a bit of a mystery. What draws us to this and not...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 216 min read


The Vine in Winter
Bare branches, but full vats and barrels Geoffrey Finch Nov 28 A Tribute to the Winter Vine In winter's hush, the vine lays low,Its...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 204 min read


Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé!
Almost... Why Bojo Nouvo is still a deal Geoffrey Finch Nov 20 I’m posting a day early to invite those of you in Paris to join us on a...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 205 min read


Vinaissance in Île-de-France
Bois Brillant in Guerard GEOFFREY FINCH NOV 14 This is my 52nd uninterrupted Substack post. The year has been marked by one of the worst...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 204 min read


Oenomancy
The ancient art of wine divination Geoffrey Finch Nov 7 “Spill the wine, take that pearl.” (Eric Burden and War) The irregular...
Geoffrey Finch
Mar 209 min read


Hallowed Evening
...or in French, 'Sacré soirée' GEOFFREY FINCH OCT 29, 2024 I’m posting a day early as there’s still time to sign up for our Hallowe'en...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 29, 20244 min read


Wine is art
...and (good) wine-makers are artists GEOFFREY FINCH OCT 24, 2024 It’s art week in Paris with the big ticket show being Art Basel Paris...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Montmartre's wine harvest fest
An annual bacchanal that's as fun as it's inclusive GEOFFREY FINCH OCT 17, 2024 Montmartre is the most village-like quarter of Paris and...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20243 min read


Grapes of perception and heaven and hell
Climate change and the uncertain future of wine GEOFFREY FINCH OCT 10, 2024 Having just returned from a very gratifying tour of Burgundy...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Into the vines
Paris Wine Walks is Taste Tours this week, and we're on the road in Burgundy and Beaujolais... GEOFFREY FINCH OCT 03, 2024 It has oft...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20243 min read


Harvest happenings (part 3)
Picking grapes in the rain and mud near Paris GEOFFREY FINCH SEP 26, 2024 Dark August So much rain, so much life like the swollen skyof...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Harvest happenings (part 2)
"Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody seems to do anything about it." (Charles Dudley Warner) GEOFFREY FINCH SEP 19, 2024 To see...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Harvest happenings
Grape events in and around Paris GEOFFREY FINCH SEP 12, 2024 The day has been a bit busy and so I was unable to post at the usual time....
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Paris: New vines, new wines
The rebirth of wine production in the Île-de-France GEOFFREY FINCH SEP 05, 2024 We have started working on organising tours to some of...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Burgundy & Beaujolais Wine Tour
Join me for 7 days - 6 nights of glorious gastronomic indulgence, incomparable wines & backroads beauty - 30 September - 6 October...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


The Medoc Marathon
Once upon a vine... GEOFFREY FINCH AUG 22, 2024 With the Olympic Games in town, August in Paris has been dominated by sport, and we’re...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Summertime blues
The aftermath of Olympic energy GEOFFREY FINCH AUG 15, 2024 The Paris Olympic Games have come and gone and in the process seem to have...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Salt in wine
Edible rock, once worth its weight in gold GEOFFREY FINCH AUG 08, 2024 There must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20247 min read


Uncovering the hidden vineyards of Paris
A CBC radio interview GEOFFREY FINCH AUG 01, 2024 While in Canada in May I had the opportunity of being interviewed by Margaret...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Paris, the wine capital of the world
And with the Olympic Games, it is currently the sport capital of the world GEOFFREY FINCH JUL 25, 2024 Paris, the City of Light, is most...
Geoffrey Finch
Oct 25, 20246 min read
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